Nine decades on, a witness to the last Tasmanian thylacine recounts her experience
Even after nine decades, Peggie Bassett can still remember the guttural growl and striking scent of the last…
Hungry Worms Could Help Solve Plastic Pollution
Plastics that support modern life are inexpensive, strong, and versatile, but are difficult to dispose of and have…
Column – Off the shelf: Genealogy Strategies | Community
I watched “The Codebreakers” on “20/20” last Friday evening. No, it was not about a World War II…
These Newly Discovered Cells Breathe in Two Ways
The team members went through a process of incrementally determining what elements and molecules the bacterial strain could…
why LINE-1 might be the key to cancer and aging
In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sat down with Dr. Liam Holt, associate professor at NYU Langone…
Do you know what’s in your DNA? If not, that’s a problem | Columns
Genetic information can be life-saving in a medical emergency, yet it’s still rarely collected from adults — even…
What a caterpillar’s quiet pose tells us about the biology of pain
When most animals are hurt, they lash out or run away. It’s the classic fight-or-flight response. However, the…
First protein-based quantum bit could change biological research
In an interesting development, the team at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME)…
A Deep Dive Into the World of the Sperm Whale
My summer of hiding out from the heat and watching cetacean documentaries continues, with a collection of films…
Bugs are popular pets in nature-loving Japan, buzzing with ecology, species lessons
TOKYO — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the…
Healthy Life: Ancient viruses in our DNA may hold clues to what makes us human | Healthy Life
Fragments of ancient viral DNA once dismissed as “junk” may play a role in controlling our genes, according…
IVF breakthrough gives 8 incurable inherited disease-free babies
United Kingdom doctors have reported eight healthy births via innovative DNA-enhanced IVF. This groundbreaking technique aims to prevent…