Andrew Curry
Saving forests: How genetic engineering can play key role
Emerald ash borer, sudden oak death, Dutch elm disease, oak wilt disease, walnut canker, hemlock woolly adelgid—in a globalizing world, ...
Humans have been addicted to carbs since before we even domesticated crops
Over the past four years, [researcher Laura] Dietrich has discovered that the people who built [the world’s oldest temple discovered] ...
Mongolians, and their gut bacteria, may be the key to solving lactose intolerance
[Archaeogeneticist Christina] Warinner was there to solve a mystery: Despite the dairy diversity she saw, an estimated 95 percent of ...
Uncovering ancient human footprints left on world’s coastlines
When preserved, footprints are a library of clues about a human’s activities, speed of travel, height, weight, and sometimes even ...
Modern European languages traced to waves of migrating ancient Russian herders
New DNA evidence suggests that herders from the grasslands of today's Russia and Ukraine carried the roots of modern European ...
The milk revolution and the genetics of lactose tolerance
During the most recent ice age, milk was essentially a toxin to adults because — unlike children — they could ...
Transgenic crops cut toxins, boost ecosystem
Environmentalists who are skeptical about genetically modified crops should think again, judging from a study published last June. Researchers reported in ...