The Periscope: Book Weeding, Fact-Checking, and Imperiled Fruit Fly Data When a friend shares a new book, podcast, article, or museum exhibit they enjoyed, it’s a moment of delight and connection. In our crew of editors here at Nautilus, we often share these among ourselves,...

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Evolution’s many solutions: Nature finds multiple paths to success Evolution might allow for multiple optimal solutions, depending on the constraints and conditions under which an organism evolves.

Nature finds multiple paths to success: Evolution might allow for multiple optimal solutions, depending on the constraints and conditions under which an organism evolves.

#EvolutionaryBiology #OptimizationTheory #EmbryonicDevelopment #FruitFlyResearch #MultipleSolutions #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap

Embryo development shows how evolution had many options to choose from Scientists found that fruit fly embryos can develop through multiple genetic paths, not just one. This challenges traditional ideas.

Embryo development shows how evolution had many options to choose from: Scientists found that fruit fly embryos can develop through multiple genetic paths, not just one. This challenges traditional ideas.

#EmbryoDevelopment #EvolutionaryBiology #GeneticDiversity #FruitFlyResearch #EarthDotCom

A self-limiting Sterile Insect Technique alternative for Ceratitis capitata Genetic biocontrol systems have broad applications in population control of insects implicated in both disease spread and food security. In this study we establish and characterise a novel split-CRISP...

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Collaborating with my wife, Angela Meccariello, a Lecturer at Imperial College, on innovative research in genetic biocontrol systems. 🧪
Enjoy your reading!

#GeneticBiocontrol #CRISPRCas9 #FruitFlyResearch
#Ceratitiscapitata #Science
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