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Cooperation and Cheating
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Jun 1, 2023
| 6 min read
Bacteria cooperate to benefit the collective, but cheaters can rig the system. How is the balance maintained?
Behavior Brief
Jef Akst
| Jan 4, 2012
| 5 min read
A roundup of recent discoveries in behavior research
The Inside Guide: The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Host Evolution
Catherine Offord
| Jul 1, 2021
| 10+ min read
Bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of animals may influence the adaptive trajectories of their hosts.
The Genetics of Society
Claire Asher and Seirian Sumner
| Jan 1, 2015
| 10 min read
Researchers aim to unravel the molecular mechanisms by which a single genotype gives rise to diverse castes in eusocial organisms.
How Bacterial Communities Divvy up Duties
Holly Barker, PhD
| Jun 1, 2023
| 10+ min read
Biofilms are home to millions of microbes, but disrupting their interactions could produce more effective antibiotics.
Chimera research opens new doors to understanding and treating disease
Hannah Thomasy, PhD,
Drug Discovery News
| Aug 9, 2023
| 10 min read
Animals with human cells could provide donor organs or help us understand neuropsychiatric disorders.
Monitoring Mutations with Microfluidics
Ruth Williams
| Mar 15, 2018
| 3 min read
A device dubbed the “mother machine” enables real-time observation of mutagenesis in single bacterial cells.
What a tangled web we weave
Barbara Oakley
| Apr 9, 2009
| 3 min read
Understanding unethical behavior through genetics, biology and evolution
Opinion: Biological Science Rejects the Sex Binary, and That’s Good for Humanity
Agustín Fuentes
| May 12, 2022
| 5 min read
Evidence from various sciences reveals that there are diverse ways of being male, female, or both. An anthropologist argues that embracing these truths will help humans flourish.
Book Excerpt from
How Zoologists Organize Things
David Bainbridge
| Sep 1, 2020
| 6 min read
In Chapter 1, “An ABC of Early Classification,” author David Bainbridge explores the theological roots of zoology.
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