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Bacterial Clones Show Surprising Individuality

By Carrie Arnold
September 4, 2019
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Genetically identical bacteria should all be the same, but in fact, the cells are stubbornly varied individuals.

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In Ecology Studies and Selfless Ants, He Finds Hope for the Future

By Claudia Dreifus
May 15, 2019
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For more than six decades, the influential biologist Edward O. Wilson has drawn connections between evolution, ecology and behavior, often sparking controversies inside and outside of science.

Abstractions blog

Gene Drives Work in Mice (if They’re Female)

By John Rennie +1 authors
Jordana Cepelewicz
January 23, 2019
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Biologists have demonstrated for the first time that a controversial genetic engineering technology works, with caveats, in mammals.

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In the Ticking of the Embryonic Clock, She Finds Answers

By Jordana Cepelewicz
October 15, 2018
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Renee Reijo Pera has spent decades uncovering how the timing of embryonic development contributes to health and disease.

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neuroscience

‘Functional Fingerprint’ May Identify Brains Over a Lifetime

By Raleigh McElvery
August 16, 2018
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A unique neurological “functional fingerprint” allows scientists to explore the influence of genetics, environment and aging on brain connectivity.

Abstractions blog

How Insulin Helped Create Ant Societies

By Jordana Cepelewicz
August 14, 2018
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Evolution may have coopted an ancient metabolic mechanism to set social insects on the path toward one of the most puzzling behaviors found in nature.

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mathematical biology

Mathematics Shows How to Ensure Evolution

By John Rennie
June 26, 2018
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New results emerging from graph theory prove that the way a population is organized can guarantee the eventual triumph of natural selection — or permanently thwart it.

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Insights puzzle

Solution: ‘The DNA Computer Program’

By Pradeep Mutalik
April 27, 2018
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Computer code serves as a useful analogy for what our genes do, but the complexity and messiness of life go well beyond simple analogies and mathematical models.

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How the DNA Computer Program Makes You and Me

By Pradeep Mutalik
April 5, 2018
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Can a set of simple instructions produce complex, three-dimensional living structures?


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