The world is losing animals at an alarming rate due to habitat degradation, climate change and illegal human activities in ...

Biological fieldwork can mean trips to exotic places. But the work itself can be tedious, especially when you are trying to track down elusive subjects. The most common method is to send a few ...

Scientists have for the first time recovered and sequenced RNA from an extinct species, the Tasmanian tiger, a Stockholm ...

Sep. 27, 2023 — Scientists mapped out the three-dimensional structure of one of the smallest known CRISPR-Cas13 systems then used that knowledge to modify its structure and improve its ..

When you consider that almost every single cell in your body has more than a meter of DNA coiled up inside its nucleus, it seems like it should be pretty easy to get some to study. But with all ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Michael Jaffe, Mississippi State University and Tracy Jaffe, Mississippi State ...

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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Ask any parent – welcoming a new baby to ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Ask any parent – welcoming a new baby to ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Ask any parent – welcoming a new baby to ...