December 2012's selection of notable quotes
The poxvirus stockpiles genes when it needs to adapt.
A deadly Ebola virus can spread from pigs to monkeys without direct contact, pointing to pig farms as a possible contributor to outbreaks.
Nominated as a write-in candidate as a protest against the anti-science incumbent, famed naturalist Charles Darwin won 4,000 congressional votes in a Georgia county.
A new technique simplifies and accelerates the development of tests for identifying potential biological weapons.
In Chapter 2, "Consequences and Evolution: The Cause That Works Backwards," author Susan M. Schneider places evolutionary theory in terms of the science of consequences.
New noninvasive methods of selecting the most viable embryo could revolutionize in vitro fertilization.
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Large RNA-protein packets use a novel mechanism to escape the cell nucleus.