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Tag: genetics

Parasitoidism acquaints a wasp with strange bedfellows

Virus particles used as gene delivery vectors by parasitoid wasps—and people? Cover image: Signe Dixon, February 2026 By: Jacob Van … More

a - Biology & Genetics, caterpillars, eggs, genetics, immune response, immunity, McGill, medicine, MSURJ, parisitoid wasps, polydnaviruses, science, venom, viral gene delivery, virus, wasps

Origins of the nervous system as told by sea sponges and comb jellies

Cover Image and Figures: Auden Akinc, February 2026 By: Jacob Van Oorschot, Contributing Writer Who branched off first: comb jellies … More

a - Biology & Genetics, biology, comb jellies, comparative genomics, convergent evolution, ctenophores, evolution, evolutionary history, fishing, genetics, McGill, MSURJ, nervous system, neural systems, phylogeny, science, sea sponges

DNA origami: Possibilities unfolding before our eyes

By: Iarina Murasan, Contributing Writer To most, origami is a traditional Japanese paper-folding technique that results in beautiful, mind-blowing little … More

biology, cancer, genetics, health, science

Genetics: The key to humanity’s past and future health

Understanding our ancestors’ genetic makeup to help us understand how our immune systems work today.

covid-19, DNA, g - Research News, genetics, genomics, immune system, plague

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