Updated 19/06/2021.
Did you know the Earth’s evolutionary history has witnessed at least five mass extinction events? That is, incidents where the majority of species went extinct due to geological, climatic, or some external factor such as an asteroid impact. Fast forward to the present era, where—because of increasing human population, overconsumption, and environmentally unfriendly policies—the current species extinction rate is 100 to 1000 times higher than the background extinction rates revealed in the fossil record from the times in between mass extinction events. Scientists warn that we are actually midst of a sixth mass extinction, the only event of this kind caused solely by single species: humans.
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The genomes of a tomato plant and a wild cat have a lot in common, but they are obviously not the same. While they share some of their genes, some exist only in one species, and not in the other. How did this happen? How are new genes born? Can a gene die? Are new genes important for the emergence of new traits? In this article, the first of two on this subject, we will dive into the amazing world of genes and investigate their origins.
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We learned a lot about genes and their world in the previous article. But we still don’t know how they come to exist, or how some genes can arise without belonging to a gene family.
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Have you ever seen the label “GMO free” at the supermarket? What does it mean? Why does society raise concerns about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and why do many countries impose strict regulations on GMOs? In this series we will look more into this fascinating topic and address the above questions.
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The origin of the eukaryotic cell is considered one of the most critical events in the history of life on Earth. It gave rise to organisms made of cells substantially different from those before and eventually led to the evolution of sexual reproduction, multicellularity, specialized cells, and complex organisms such as us. But how did these complex cells evolve?
We will attempt to answer this question in this year's fifth and last article, which is now available for you to read. We will publish the questions and project shortly.
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