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A close up of a tick held in a pair of forceps, with Kevin Esvelt’s face out of focus in the background.
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.
Different colored cartoon viruses entering holes in a cartoon of a human brain.
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.
Hot Off the Presses
Bob Grant | Jul 1, 2016 | 3 min read
The Scientist reviews Serendipity, Complexity, The Human Superorgasism, and Love and Ruin
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.
The Gravity of Life
Rob Dunn | Jun 1, 2011 | 3 min read
Whose well-being is threatened by our changing relationship with the myriad organisms that shaped the evolution of our species?
Can Viruses in the Genome Cause Disease?
Katarina Zimmer | Jan 1, 2019 | 10+ min read
Clinical trials that target human endogenous retroviruses to treat multiple sclerosis, ALS, and other ailments are underway, but many questions remain about how these sequences may disrupt our biology.
Outsmarting Influenza's Rapid Evolution
Philip Hunter | Jun 29, 2003 | 7 min read
Twice yearly, World Health Organization health officials meet to strategize against influenza, a malady that kills at least 250,000 people each year. In a chess match of sorts, they work to predict their opponent's next move, in this case by modifying vaccines to compensate for changes in the critical viral antigen hemagglutinin, which triggers the host's long-term immune memory. It takes several months to manufacture and distribute flu vaccines in sufficient quantities to inoculate vulnerabl
Spite: Evolution Finally Gets Nasty
Stuart Blackman(sblackman@the-scientist.com) | Dec 19, 2004 | 6 min read
The body of a caterpillar is the site of both a great feast and a gruesome familial struggle.
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.
Humans Never Stopped Evolving
John Hawks | Aug 1, 2016 | 10 min read
The emergence of blood abnormalities, an adult ability to digest milk, and changes in our physical appearance point to the continued evolution of the human race.

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