Hopes, fears and uncertainty: life scientists react to Trump’s election victory

Evolution Evolving: The Developmental Origins of Adaptation and Biodiversity Kevin Lala et al. Viking Books (2024) It’s rare that researchers question theories that make up the backbone of whole fields.

Increasingly, agricultural scientists in Asia and Africa are using the gene-editing tool CRISPR to develop disease-resistant, high-yield crop varieties. Many, especially those in government research laboratories, are underestimating the importance

This year’s US presidential race is unprecedented, with a last-minute switch in the Democratic Party’s nominee and assassination attempts targeting Republican Party candidate Donald Trump. As anxiety about the outcome