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Emily Singer

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Biology

New Letters Added to the Genetic Alphabet

By Emily Singer
July 10, 2015
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Scientists hope that new genetic letters, created in the lab, will endow DNA with new powers.

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Decoding the Remarkable Algorithms of Ants

By Emily Singer
June 25, 2015
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The biologist Deborah Gordon has uncovered how ant colonies search efficiently without central organization, an insight that might improve computer networks.

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Biologists Invoke the Past in Modern Bacteria

By Emily Singer
June 18, 2015
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By swapping ancient genes into modern E. coli, scientists hope to tease out the rules of evolution.

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How Dinosaurs Shrank and Became Birds

By Emily Singer
June 2, 2015
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Modern birds emerged in a snap of evolutionary time through a series of simple genetic changes.

Biology

Animal Copies Reveal Roots of Individuality

By Emily Singer
May 12, 2015
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Genetically identical animals raised under similar conditions can make very different choices. These distinctions are helping researchers map the biological basis of individuality.

evolution

A Surprise for Evolution in Giant Tree of Life

By Emily Singer
May 5, 2015
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The largest evolutionary tree ever compiled leads researchers to conclude that chance mutation — not natural selection — drives the development of new species.

origins of life

How Structure Arose in the Primordial Soup

By Emily Singer
April 16, 2015
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Life’s first epoch saw incredible advances — cells, metabolism and DNA, to name a few. Researchers are resurrecting ancient proteins to illuminate the biological dark ages.

evolution

Did Neurons Evolve Twice?

By Emily Singer
March 25, 2015
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The comb jelly, a primitive marine creature, is forcing scientists to rethink how animals got their start.

Biology

Killer Virus Is Invading Koala DNA

By Emily Singer
March 4, 2015
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An infection sweeping through Australia’s struggling koala population provides an unprecedented opportunity to explore how retroviruses insert themselves into the genome.


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