Usually, an organism’s cells all carry the same genes. In yellow crazy ants, some cells carry only maternal and others only paternal genetic material. Chimerism can happen by accident in nature but these ants rely on chimerism to exist.
There is growing evidence that Emoji can be useful in science communication.
The world was shocked with experiments that led to the first children with edited genomes, but the biophysicist behind the science refuses to speak about the work that sent him to jail for three years.
Country by Bruce Pascoe and Bill Gammage is a dialogue between experts on First Nations ways of farming and agriculture. It is also a call to Australia to look after Country better.
You can learn a lot from null results. Don’t ignore them, they could be your most valuable discovery.
Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular?
Strenuous 8-year effort to replicate key cancer research finds an unwelcome surprise.
Understanding what happens in your brain and body in stressful situations can help you perform at your best when it matters most.
