In humans, the HBB gene influences how hemoglobin is made. If someone inherits two of the “s” version of the gene, they develop sickle cell anemia. If someone inherits two of the “S” version, they have a higher susceptibility to malaria. If a new planet had to be colonized, should we send only humans with […]
Ranchers in Wyoming, tired of losing sheep to wild coyotes, implemented an aggressive plan to cull the coyote population. Ten years later, following dozens of successful hunts and thousands of kills, the coyote population is more than an order of magnitude larger than before the slaughter. In a 750-word essay, discuss the folly of conventional […]