Tag: genetics
Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon − a medical anthropologist...
Julia Brown, University of California, San Francisco
With their primary goal to advance scientific knowledge, most scientists are not...
‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also...
Gavin Naylor, University of Florida
Human fear of sharks has deep roots. Written works and art from the ancient...
Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes...
Karla Kaun, Brown University
Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as...
Why don’t fruit bats get diabetes? New understanding of how they’ve...
Wei Gordon, Menlo College and Nadav Ahituv, University of California, San Francisco
People around the world eat too much...
Cranberries can bounce, float and pollinate themselves: The saucy science of...
Serina DeSalvio, Texas A&M University
Cranberries are a staple in U.S. households at Thanksgiving – but how did this...
You shed DNA everywhere you go – trace samples in the...
Jenny Whilde, University of Florida and Jessica Alice Farrell, University of Florida
Human DNA can be sequenced from small...
Vagrant, machine or pioneer? How we think about a roving eagle...
Adriana Craciun, Boston University
The Steller’s sea eagle is one of the largest and most aggressive raptors in the...
Pit bulls went from America’s best friend to public enemy –...
Colin Dayan, Vanderbilt University
As recently as 50 years ago, the pit bull was America’s favorite dog. Pit bulls...