Insights on Sex and Death from a Mutant Roundworm
Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 16:01
in Biology & Nature
In tough times, humans aren’t the only species that think twice about having children. Consider roundworm strain LSJ2. Though it can’t think – much less think twice — about anything, the laboratory worm underwent a surprising mutation that made it prioritize the survival of adults over creating abundant offspring. Researchers noticed the sweeping change in […]