I know, it’s supposed to be a Friday thing to post stuff about science, but I’m disorganized and busy enough that you’ll just have to bear with me. Today’s topic: Why don’t red blood cells...
Read MoreNatural selection is often described as “survival of the fittest.” But fittest is an adjective–what are the fittest things that are doing the surviving? The knee-jerk answer most of the time will be...
Read MoreHi folks… I answer questions for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Ask a Scientist program, and it occurred to me that perhaps people here, who tend to be pretty well educated, would be interested in reading and...
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