What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
In Chapter 4, “Darwin’s Barnacles, Agassiz’s Jellyfish,” author Christoph Irmscher describes his subject’s obsession with marine organisms.
Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin’s unheralded codiscoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection, found inspiration in the specimens he collected on his travels.
University of Vermont neurologist Helene Langevin explains some emerging research attempting to explain the benefits of acupuncture.
American naturalist Louis Agassiz had a zeal for collecting that encouraged a nation to engage with nature.
Research is uncovering connective tissue's role in the benefits of the ancient practice.
The study of connective tissue is shedding light on pain and providing new explanations for alternative medicine.
Better health care in Gambian villages lead to flip-flopping selection pressures on height and weight.
One of the surviving UK homes of pioneering but long-overlooked evolutionary theorist Alfred Russel Wallace is on the market.