The good news is we still have time to close the gap between “could” and “should” in how scientists redesign and reengineer genetic code.
Source: Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should: What Genetic Engineers Can Learn From ‘Jurassic World’
Month: July 2022
How the Newly Decoded Numbat Genome Could Help Bring the Tasmanian Tiger Back From Extinction
The numbat genome can help scientists piece together the Tasmanian tiger’s genome—and maybe even resurrect Australia’s iconic lost species.
Source: How the Newly Decoded Numbat Genome Could Help Bring the Tasmanian Tiger Back From Extinction
Protein-Designing AI Opens Door to Medicines Humans Couldn’t Dream Up
The algorithm is deep learning’s first foray into building proteins around their functions, opening a door to previously unimaginable treatments.
Source: Protein-Designing AI Opens Door to Medicines Humans Couldn’t Dream Up
Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts” | Evolution News
It’s a good idea to be skeptical when any such claim is followed up with the assertion that humans “aren’t that cognitively unique after all.”
Source: Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts” | Evolution News
Reef fish evolution driven by biting
Terrawatch: how mass extinctions can spur on evolution
Evidence from 252m years ago shows surviving animals bounced back stronger, fitter, faster and smarter
Source: Terrawatch: how mass extinctions can spur on evolution | Science | The Guardian
Why Can’t You Remember the First Years of Your Life? What Scientists Know About ‘Infantile Amnesia’
No one knows for sure why we can’t remember the things that happened to us when we were infants—but scientists have a few guesses.
Source: Why Can’t You Remember the First Years of Your Life? What Scientists Know About ‘Infantile Amnesia’
Scientists reveal origin of mammal evolution milestone: warm-bloodedness
Scientists have answered a longstanding question about mammalian evolution, examining ear anatomy of living and extinct mammals and their close relatives to determine when warm-bloodedness – a trait integral to the lineage’s success – first emerged.
Source: Scientists reveal origin of mammal evolution milestone: warm-bloodedness | Reuters
How Penguins Beat the Heat and Went South
Do we need a new theory of evolution? | Evolution | The Guardian
The long read: A new wave of scientists argues that mainstream evolutionary theory needs an urgent overhaul. Their opponents have dismissed them as misguided careerists – and the conflict may determine the future of biology
Source: Do we need a new theory of evolution? | Evolution | The Guardian
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