Biology

The Law of Growth and Death (Or: Biology’s Extremely Unfair Scheduling System)

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There is a recurring pattern in life that feels like it should come with a warning label: the faster you grow, the sooner the lights tend to go out. Grow slowly, take your time, stretch things out, and you are statistically more likely to hang around long enough to develop strong opinions about lawn care … Read more

Why Your DNA is Just a Really Judgmental Family Scrapbook

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Imagine if your family kept an impossibly detailed scrapbook that recorded everything about your ancestors — their hair, their eye color, their tendency to sneeze when they see the sun, and their inexplicable hatred of cilantro. Now, imagine that instead of being stored in your grandma’s attic, this scrapbook is crammed into every single cell of your … Read more