Lab-Made Cells and What They Are For
Building cells from designed components rather than modifying existing ones opens a different set of questions.
Tag: biology
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CRISPR Explained Without the Genetics Degree
A bacterial defence system repurposed as a tool for editing DNA precisely. The mechanism is elegant.
Plants Communicate, and Not Metaphorically
Chemical signalling between plants is well documented. The popular versions of this research overstate it considerably.
How Vaccines Work, Explained Simply
Training the immune system on a harmless version of a threat. The different types do it differently.
A 190-Year-Old Museum Specimen Revealed a Species Nobody Knew Existed
DNA from an old collection confirmed a distinct Himalayan pangolin, hiding in plain sight across Nepal and northern India.