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Do genetics determine our political beliefs? Why twin studies may not be able to answer the question
In the late 1960s, researchers began to consider the interaction between genes and environment as a possible basis for all ...
Viewpoint: There’s a repeatability problem with CRISPR experiments. Only ‘self-governance’ can fix it
Many scientists assume that if a chunk of a gene is missing then the protein that it encodes will not ...
Reduced pesticide use in organic farming boosts manual labor as much as 35%
Gleaming organic products have come to occupy an increasingly large portion of grocery store shelves. Many may think that compared to traditional ...
Here’s the thing about hallucinations: They’re not ‘categorically good or bad’
As late as the 18th century, hallucinations in their various forms were considered independent diseases or syndromes. In 1821, Alexis ...
Video: Ethical considerations when using CRISPR gene editing
This animation was produced by Massive and the Director of Sciences at Pioneer Works, Janna Levin. The beautiful animation was hand-cut and ...
Viewpoint: Are plants conscious? New York Times bungles story about how anesthetics can ‘sedate’ a plant
[T]he New York Times [recently] ran a story on a scientific paper about how anesthetics stopped motion in plants with a provocative headline for readers and ...
Bugs as food? They may have played a role in our evolution
Editor's note: Darcy Shapiro is an evolutionary anthropologist at Rutgers University Did you know that what your ancestors ate affects your ...
‘Cancer causing’ BRCA genes are often misunderstood
Some of the first genes identified as risk factors for cancer, the BRCAs (BReast CAncer genes) are really about much ...
Human Cell Atlas: The quest to build biology’s periodic table
Realizing the need and potential for an atlas of all human cells, two scientists, Aviv Regev and Sarah Teichmann, have ...
‘Müllerian mimicry’: Gut microbes ‘speak the language’ of your immune system
Müllerian mimicry is a well-studied phenomenon, particularly in butterflies, in which completely unrelated species come to display the same patterns ...
Non-antibiotic sepsis-fighting drug could save millions of lives
The state of Odisha (formerly Orissa) in southeast India is perhaps not the first place you’d expect to find a ...
Alcohol addiction: Can we blame our ancient ancestors?
[M]illions of years ago, being able to consume alcohol was likely vital to survival: our ancestors evolved to metabolize booze right around ...
Warm thoughts? Treating depression with whole body hyperthermia
[Editor's note: David Haggerty is a neuroscience graduate student at the Indiana University School of Medicine.] A collaborative effort, led ...
Innovative CAR-T cancer treatments offer cures–and sometimes high risks
[T]here’s a reason CAR-T is reserved for [cancer] patients that fail to improve under front-line treatments: it comes with horrid side ...
Viewpoint: Proposed GMO labeling laws too vague to benefit consumers
Knowing simply whether a food is modified does not actually protect consumers...Different crops and modifications come with different biological, health, ...