Claire BenjaminApr 28, 20183 min readProtect forest elephants to conserve ecosystems, not DNANew University of Illinois research has found that forest elephant populations across Central Africa are genetically quite similar.
Claire BenjaminNov 1, 20172 min readHacking evolution, screening technique may improve most widespread enzymeScientists have developed novel screening tools to simulate millions of years of evolution in days to help plants quickly adapt to our chang
Claire BenjaminMay 22, 20162 min readEndangered venomous mammal predates dinosaurs' extinction, study confirmsResearchers sequenced the mitochondrial genome for the solenodon, filling in the last major branch of placental mammals on the tree of life.