Image source What do you think is the most dangerous animal on Earth? Forget about predators with shiny fangs, the animal responsible for the highest number of human deaths is so common you probably already

Here's the riddle: you have a room full of people and you want to find two people who share a birthday. The question is how many people do you need to get in there so you would have at least a 50% chance

DNA is an amazing molecule on many levels. It is the support of genetic information in all known organisms, from the simplest bacteria to the most complex organism and it contains all the instructions

I appreciate everyone that has kept coming to view this series. This series is 10 weeks old today which means the first series was on November 25TH, 2017 - that's a long time to keep up with a particular

Are you a cat or a dog person?  If you chose the second option, maybe it is because you enjoy interacting with others (which is also why you are on Steemit). Maybe you bond easily with people and

In May 1988, a thirteen-year-old girl named Ashley King was sent to the Phoenix Children's Hospital (capital of Arizona) by court order. She had a swelling in her leg - an osteogenic sarcoma - which, according

G'day team, I really think I've got the hang of this "sensationalist headings thing".. sooo today we'll be chatting about a little condition called Rhabdomyolysis. You've probably heard of marathon

As we saw in the first article of this series, defining Life is not as easy as it seems. Now that we know the key characteristics that differentiate living organisms from inanimate matter, would it be

This article is part of a series about the basics of genetic engineering with CRISPR, if you are not familiar with the subject, I strongly encourage you to read this article first. We now know how the

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How cute! Image Source There is still no scientific consensus on whether lobsters feel pain or not (but people are actively working on the question). However, the Swiss federal government has recently

The Helix bridge in Singapore. It's even got the letters G, A, T, and C light up at night. I worry what might happen if it starts replicating itself. That's a good premise for a disaster movie IMO. Source:

Hi there!  I’m very happy to join the Steemit community and try to bring my contribution to the platform!  Here is a little bit about me: I was born in France and studied Molecular Biology there.

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