引言在生命演化的史诗中，一次大约发生于20亿年前的偶然相遇，彻底改变了地球上复杂生命的命运。一个古老的、能够高效利用氧气产生能量的细菌，被一个更大的古核细胞所吞噬。然而，这并非一次简单的捕食，而是一场伟大共生的开端。这个被吞噬的细菌最终演变成了今天我 ...

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What we choose to study—whether fine art or finance—is one of the most influential decisions in our lives. It shapes not only ...

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* Genetics & Genome Sciences participates in the Biomedical Sciences Training Program (BSTP), an umbrella program that serves, among other capacities, as a central recruiting and admissions portal for ...

Is ethnocentrism wrong? It is certainly an ineffective way of getting people to like you or to respect you. It is an effective way of getting people to fear and resent you. If science adopts such a ...