Christie Wilcox

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    How Neutral Theory Altered Ideas About Biodiversity

    The simple insight that most changes are random had a profound effect on genetics, evolution and ecology.

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    Extra DNA May Make Unlikely Hybrid Fish Possible

    The unintentional creation of “sturddlefish” hybrids may illuminate the genomic mechanisms that govern whether species can interbreed.

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    Why We’re a Lot Better at Fighting Cancer Than We Realized

    Using data-mining techniques, doctors have discovered dozens of anti-tumor drugs hiding in plain sight.

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    The Future of Food Looks Small, Dense, and Very Bushy

    Vertical farming could make agriculture more robust and sustainable. To unlock that potential, scientists are redesigning crops for urban life.

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    Cracking the Case of the Norovirus

    A pervasive, pernicious virus has evaded vaccine developers for decades. By getting a clear look at its protective shell, they might finally know how to defeat it.

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    What Google Could Learn from a Fruit Fly

    By tapping into life’s algorithms, scientists are finding elegant solutions to some of the hardest problems in computer science.

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    Can New Species Evolve From Cancers? Maybe.

    Reprinted with permission from Quanta Magazine’s Abstractions blog. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Aggressive cancers can spread so fiercely that they seem less like tissues gone wrong and more like invasive parasites looking to consume and then break free of their host. If a wild theory recently floated […]