The Genetic Lottery is a bust for both genetics and policy
Read now →Kathryn Paige Harden’s book tries to demonstrate how genetics can ameliorate societal ills. She falls well, well short
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On faster spinning planets, life could be hiding out under the atmosphere
Read now →Astrobiologists search for molecular oxygen as an indicator of life on other planets, but finding them isn't that straightforward
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The Origins of Life...Again
Watch now →What would an RNA molecule today have to say about the origins of life? We live in a world where cellular life is dominated by DNA, but this wasn’t always the case.
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The Human Pangenome
Watch now →When the human genome was announced as completed, it wasn’t. The “finished” genome was filled with gaps, and was not representative of humanity’s genetic diversity. Now, the job is being finished and the end is in sight.
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The Eclipse that made Einstein Famous
Watch now →Sir Arthur Eddington's observations of an eclipse in 1919 catapulted Einstein to fame
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This mysterious substance is accelerating the expansion of our Universe
Watch now →Join an Oxford cosmologist in an animated exploration of dark energy
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Naked mole rats and ant colonies have more in common than you think
Watch now →They both demonstrate something called 'swarm intelligence'