Genome Revelations: How Green Plants Evolved
By Jacqueline Mattos Plants are ancestral organisms that have evolved over millions of years, leading to the broad diversity we…
Category: Genetics and Heredity
Proof of Evolution Is in Your DNA
Another great video from our friend Dr. Joe Hanson and the team behind the video series It’s Okay to Be…
Did Life On Earth Start as an RNA World?
To understand how life began, we must look far back in time. Back to a time when RNA, not DNA, might have been the building block of life.
Most of the Human Genome Isn’t Being Actively Studied
There are thousands of genes in the human genome. Why are some genes are studied over and over again, while…
Science with Sophie: Dogs
Do dogs really exist? Okay, we know dogs really exist. But how do you know if something really exists if…
DNA Analysis Reveals Four Distinct Giraffe Species
By Katherine Lindemann Researchers have long recognized only a single species of giraffe, thought to be made up of several…