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Introduction to Evolution: Key Concepts & FAQs Guide
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Introduction to Evolution
Overview
The study of evolution has dominated biology for over a century. Explaining why life is the way it is fascinates both…

DNA Mapping & Nanopore Sequencing: Nanochannel Insights
Introduction
A single DNA molecule snaking its way through an array of cavities. This movie is from one of my later Ph.D. experiments.
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How Evolution Works: Variation, Inheritance, Selection
Evolution is the process by which populations of organisms change over generations through three interacting mechanisms: random genetic variation, inheritance…

Can Gene Editing Eliminate Alzheimer’s Disease?
The development of the CRISPR/Cas9 system has made gene editing a relatively simple task. While CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies stand to revolutionize…

Why CRISPR Technologies Won’t Lead to Designer Babies
The prospect of designer babies has been a staple of the dystopian futures imagined by science-fiction writers, evoking fears of eugenics (e.g. Brave…
