a change in the lineup of DNA instructions. Sometimes, if the DNA changes, then the instructions for what to build will change, or mutate.
Clostridium difficile under a high-powered microscope. This bacteria is naturally resistant to many antibiotics, and causes people to have very bad diarrhea. Image by the CDC.
GMO might sound like a hard-to-understand name. But taking a quick look into the world of genetic modification will hopefully make it all a bit easier to understand.
Mutant robots with six arms and a mind of their own are stuff of science ficiton, right? Scientists are challenging that idea by creating robo-mutants in the lab and seeing how they evolve.
Craig Trevor Johnson
By Karla Moeller
Illustrated by Sabine Deviche
By Karla Moeller
Illustrated by Sabine Deviche
There is an old story told to this day about a land filled with colorful monsters. In this mysterious world lived a family of monsters with a brother and sister, Matt and Matilda. Matt and Matilda shared everything – their monster toys, their monster candy, and even their monster dolls and trucks.
