
Nicola Williams
Nicola Williams holds a PhD in the History of Science from the University of Leeds, U.K. and currently works as a science writer across an array of subject areas broadly spanning, but not limited to, biology, physics, medicine and technology.
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Y chromosome is evolving faster than the X, primate study revealsThe male Y chromosome in humans is evolving faster than the X. Scientists have now discovered the same trend in six species of primate.
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The same genetic mutations behind gorillas' small penises may hinder fertility in menScientists have used the gorilla genome to probe for previously unknown genes that may contribute to infertility in men.
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Glow-in-the-dark creatures appeared in Earth's oceans 540 million years agoBioluminescence traces back to the Cambrian era — 540 million years ago — and could have been used for communication, courtship and camouflage among the earliest ocean creatures.
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AI pinpoints where psychosis originates in the brainScientists have moved a step closer to understanding the basis of the hallucinations and delusions that characterize schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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New 'atlas' of a monkey brain maps 4.2 million cellsScientists have published a new atlas of a primate brain with single-cell resolution.
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