https://aeon.co/essays/organisms-are-not-passive-recipients-of-evolutionary-forces
Fascinating article on how organisms can influence natural selection by modifying their environment, with a focus on earthworms as an invasive species in N America
Some promising research findings on genetic susceptibility to severe Covid19 cases. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03065-y
As our online world seems set to last for a while, we have been posting interesting science stories in our Facebook Group, where people can comment, discuss etc. But lots of our members are not keen on Facebook, so this is an alternative way to share some topical science stories.
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Like this one about immunoevasion and trained immunity in Covid-19 https://www.frontiersin.org/…/fimmu.2020.580641/full