Tuesday, 11 June 2024

What's In a Critter's Name? 152. Earwig

This insect's name is based on an ancient superstition. Namely, that it could burrow through the auditory canal, to eat a sleeping person's brains!

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CRISPR and Conservation

CRISPR or 'gene editing' is a powerful tool for subtly changing an organism's DNA. Conservationists are generally fo...