Posts Tagged ‘biology’
The Society of Genes
Read an excerpt from Itai Yanai and Martin Lercher’s new book on evolutionary biology
Read MoreHow Chemistry Became Biology
And how LUCA, Earth’s first living cell, became Lucas, my adorable grandnephew
Read MoreThe Invention of Nature
A brief excerpt from Andrea Wulf’s new book about Alexander von Humboldt
Read MoreIn Praise of Slime Molds
The extraordinary capabilities of the blob
Read MoreNo Wonder It Quakes
A massive aspen grove with a single root system might be immortal, or might be heading for extinction
Read MoreTough as Old Moss
Credit resilience to environmental change for its longevity
Read MoreOur Beastly Friends
A literary walk on the wild side
Read MoreReptile Gossip
Crocs: Smarter than you think
Read MoreLeaf It to a Physicist
My Formerly Identical Twin
Genes are one thing, genetic switches another …
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