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In The Scientist’s Then and Now 40th Anniversary template, Mohamed Noor smiles in a black and white photo on the left. On the right, Noor is smiling, wearing a bright blue polo shirt and stands with his arms crossed over his chest.
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As an evolutionary geneticist, Noor has made several key discoveries using Drosophila, but his science communication work, via books and sci-fi cruises, is just as interesting.

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Archaea Sport Structures that Shuttle Genes Among Microbes

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Corals Upend Longstanding Idea About Genetic Inheritance

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Phyla of Tiny Filter Feeders Find a New Spot on the Tree of Life

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Ana Marija Jakšić Shapes Fruit Fly Brains

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Fruit Flies Evolve in Time with the Seasons: Study

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Essential Genes Protected from Mutations

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Gene Offers Clue to How Human Labor Starts

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Brain-Computer Interface Advances Help Reconnect the Mind and Body

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Flawed Studies Linked Menopausal Hormone Therapy to Breast Cancer

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Mapping Tissues with Spatial Biology

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Expanding What Super-Resolution Microscopy Can Capture

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