The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae. Over decades of research, scientists have built up a partial […]
Category: physiology
X-rays add new twist to narwhal’s spiral tusk
A double helix Scientists know that the tusk consistently twists in the left-handed direction and that it is composed of […]
Explanation for why we don’t see two-foot-long dragonflies anymore fails
Like a bug on a wind screen Breathing capacity could have compensated for lower atmospheric oxygen. Imagine one of these, […]