The first genetically modified organism (GMO) was created in 1973, a bacterium engineered to produce human insulin. elaborate share
Identical twins, despite their identical DNA, can have different eye colors due to epigenetic changes. elaborate share
Some viruses, like bacteriophages, are so abundant that they outnumber all other organisms on Earth combined. elaborate share
Some symbiotic relationships, like those between certain fungi and plant roots (mycorrhizae), are so crucial that the organisms involved can't survive without each other. elaborate share
Some extremophiles, like tardigrades (water bears), can survive the vacuum of space. elaborate share
Your nose and ears continue to grow throughout your entire life. elaborate share
There are more bacteria in a single human mouth than there are people on Earth. elaborate share
