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Does Stress Speed Up Evolution?
Getting control of the molecular mechanisms that drive rapid mutations.
Spark of Science: Sean B. Carroll
One biologist’s love for science got kickstarted by snakes.
Can a Living Creature Be as Big as a Galaxy?
Why life is constrained to be about the sizes we see on Earth.
Junk Food Is Bad For Plants, Too
How a steady diet of fertilizers has turned crops into couch potatoes.
The Classic Metal Behind the Origins of Life
A collection of metal atoms called the “metallome” helped drive evolution.
Sex Is a Coping Mechanism
Did sexual reproduction evolve to keep up with mitochondrial mutation?
