Fifty years ago, Richard Dawkins shared an irresistible scientific metaphor with the world that modernised and democratised ...

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The tree’s telomeres – the protective “caps” on the ends of chromosomes that stop their charge from fraying or breaking down, ...

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UCLA microbiologist Lena Pernas explains how mitochondria compete with parasites like Toxoplasma gondii for nutrients to ...