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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.
A Journey Into the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Mar 22, 2024
| 10+ min read
With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
Reimagining Humanity
Ian Tattersall
| Jun 1, 2015
| 3 min read
As the science of paleoanthropology developed, human evolutionary trees changed as much as the minds that constructed them.
Yeast Made to Harvest Light Hint at Evolution’s Past
Kamal Nahas, PhD
| Feb 21, 2024
| 6 min read
Scientists transferred light-harvesting proteins into yeast for the first time, shining a light on the past lives of eukaryotic cells.
Top 7 in Evolutionary Biology
Jef Akst
| Aug 29, 2011
| 3 min read
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in evolutionary biology, from Faculty of 1000
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Looking for a Few Good Males
Erika Lorraine Milam
| Dec 31, 2010
| 10+ min read
In Chapter 2, "Progressive Desire," author Erika Lorraine Milam explores sexual selection’s incursion into evolutionary theory.
Walking with Whales
J.G.M. “Hans” Thewissen
| Nov 1, 2014
| 3 min read
The history of cetaceans can serve as a model for both evolutionary dynamics and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Magnetic Swimmers Cultured
Tia Ghose
| Dec 22, 2011
| 3 min read
For the first time, researchers culture a bacteria that uses a magnetic sulfide compound to navigate.
Genetics Steps In to Help Tell the Story of Human Origins
Katarina Zimmer
| Sep 1, 2020
| 10+ min read
Africa’s sparse fossil record alone cannot reveal our species’ evolutionary history.
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| Jul 1, 2016
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