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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.
Brain Evolution at a Distance
Hannah Waters
| Dec 6, 2011
| 3 min read
Gene expression controlled from afar may have spurred the spurt in brain evolution that led to modern humans.
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.
Do Epigenetic Changes Influence Evolution?
Katarina Zimmer
| Nov 1, 2022
| 10+ min read
Evidence is mounting that epigenetic marks on DNA can influence future generations in a variety of ways. But how such phenomena might affect large-scale evolutionary processes is hotly debated.
Could a Less Complex Larynx Have Enabled Speech in Humans?
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD
| Aug 11, 2022
| 4 min read
A paper argues that the evolutionary loss of a thin vocal membrane in the larynx may have facilitated oral communication.
How to Calculate Mutation Rate for Evolutionary Biology
Amber Dance
| Jul 1, 2018
| 6 min read
Four ways to study mutation rate, a crucial statistic in studies of evolution
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
Why Human Speech Is Special
Philip Lieberman
| Jul 1, 2018
| 10+ min read
Evolutionary changes in both the vocal tract and the brain were necessary for humans’ remarkable gift of gab.
Using Brain Organoids in Human Health and Disease Research
The Scientist
| Jan 17, 2024
| 1 min read
Learn how scientists across life science and engineering disciplines join forces to build brain organoids that mimic neurodevelopment.
In Evolution's Garden
Megan Scudellari
| Jun 1, 2013
| 9 min read
Raising one evolutionary question after another, Brandon Gaut has harvested a crop of novel findings about how plant genomes evolve.
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