Cody’s First Task
Why Do Humans Grow Up So Slowly? Blame the Brain.
Humans are late bloomers when compared with other primates—they spend almost twice as long in…
When Cooperation Counts
Everybody knows the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and now Harvard…
Now Your Food Has Fake DNA In It
Like many novel technologies in this age of TED Talks and Silicon Valley triumphalism, synthetic…
Antibacterial Soap Exposes Health Workers to High Triclosan Levels
Handwashing with antibacterial soap exposes hospital workers to significant and potentially unsafe levels of triclosan,…
Strongest Evidence Yet That Pygmies' Short Stature Is Genetic
It’s not another tall tale: Evolutionary biologists have developed a new understanding of the genetic…
A Record Number of Out-of-State Students Brings Windfall for UC System
Human Biology and Society student featured in a recent LA Times article.
Spread of Genes Implicated in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Most people gradually recover from trauma, but a small fraction of individuals develop post-traumatic stress…
Can A New Species of Frog Have A Doppelganger? Genetics Say Yes
Recently, Malaysian herpetologist Juliana Senawi puzzled over an unfamiliar orange-striped, yellow-speckled frog she’d live-caught in…
Human Brain Subliminally Judges 'Trustworthiness' of Faces
The human brain can judge the apparent trustworthiness of a face from a glimpse so…
How Do You Make a Bird? Shrink a Dinosaur for 50 Million Years
Large flesh-eating dinosaurs evolved into small flying birds, but it did not happen overnight. An…
EPIGENomics and Health Care Policy: Challenges and Opportunities
ISG Associate Professor, Hannah Landecker, will be speaking at – EPIGENomics and Health Policy: Challenges and…
'Killer sperm' Prevents Mating Between Worm Species
The classic definition of a biological species is the ability to breed within its group,…