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CRISPR Gene Drives and the Future of Evolution
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Genetic engineering pioneer Kevin Esvelt’s work highlights biotechnology’s immense potential for good—but also for catastrophe.
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| May 1, 2016
| 4 min read
Sorting the Beef from the Bull, Cheats and Deceits, A Sea of Glass,
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When Brains Dream
Robert Stickgold and Antonio Zadra
| Dec 1, 2020
| 8 min read
Ferreting out the biological function of dreaming is a frontier in neuroscience.
Tiny Hitchhikers Reveal Turtles’ Movements and Foraging Ecology
Amanda Heidt
| Jul 13, 2021
| 7 min read
Microscopic creatures called epibionts that live on sea turtles’ shells can help researchers understand their secretive lives.
Tracking Troubles
Abby Olena, PhD
| Nov 1, 2013
| 2 min read
Researchers show that tagging marine animals could disrupt their ability to live normal lives.
Evolution, Resisted
Elie Dolgin
| Oct 1, 2009
| 10+ min read
Scientists are trying to design the last malaria control agent the world will ever need.
Sleep Tight
Emily Monosson
| Oct 1, 2014
| 3 min read
Bed bugs are but one example of a species whose populations have evolved in response to human behavior.
Unearthing the Evolutionary Origins of Insect Wings
Jef Akst
| Apr 4, 2022
| 6 min read
A handful of new studies moves the needle toward a consensus on the long-disputed question of whether insect wings evolved from legs or from the body wall, but the devil is in the details.
Cancer Researchers Use Evolution to Target Drug Resistance
Catherine Offord
| Apr 1, 2020
| 10+ min read
New therapeutic approaches in oncology aim to manipulate or block cancer’s adaptation to treatment.
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