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May 6
The Truth Behind the Myth of Boiling Frogs
Sometimes we’ll put up with anything. Sometimes it takes…
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Feb 29
Do Larger Animals Have Bigger Cells?
Are the cells of an elephant larger than those of a mouse?
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Feb 8
There’s an Evolutionary Motivator to Being a Wingman
Helping your bro get a mate is also…
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Jan 25
What is a Gut Microbiome, and Why Is It So Complex?
The potential, and the over-promising, of our…
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Jan 18
We Should All Know More About RNA
From gene editing to Covid vaccines, how DNA is more interesting…
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Jan 11
How Starfish Can (And Do) Survive with No Brain
Just like my buddy Kevin, but with more arms
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Oct 30, 2023
How to Test For Cancer, Even Without a Tumor Sample
DNA doesn’t lie — and exploratory tumor biopsies…
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Oct 23, 2023
Why Do Dead Whales Explode?
Sometimes, it’s natural. Sometimes, we make it worse — with dynamite.
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Sep 18, 2023
How the Hogfish Changes Color — Brainlessly
Faster than the brain, different from the octopus.
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Sep 14, 2023
There’s More Purpose to the Y Chromosome Than Believed
We finally cracked the full sequence of our…
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