You might expect to find these fish at the core of an ancient, distant asteroid, but we find them instead on Earth. That doesn’t mean they aren’t special, though. In fact, their immune systems may be the key to unlocking a new treatment for a human brain disease.
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Is tilapia a human-made freak that we should avoid — or an evolutionary rockstar? 
30 years later in Romania: What happened to the babies deprived of human contact? 
How microplastics impact our food and our health 
Viewpoint: Eugenics revival — From anti-immigration ‘Great Replacement Theory’ to Silicon Valley libertarian ‘pro-natalism’, ‘racial science’ is gaining a stronghold in the US 
Viewpoint: Regenerative agriculture has many different definitions. Here are 5 main principles — and whether they stand up to scrutiny 
Debating sustainable agriculture: Weed management and crop biotechnology 
Dissecting claims about Monsanto suing farmers for accidentally planting patented seeds 
How Freddie Mercury got his voice: It wasn’t his teeth 
Golden Rice: The GMO crop loved by humanitarians, opposed by Greenpeace 
How common is incest? Rise of genetic testing reveals disturbing evidence 
