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950 Published authors in 2022*
* Data sourced from Web of Science, as of December, 2022
248 Published articles in 2022*
* Data sourced from Web of Science, as of December, 2022
41 Countries represented by submitting authors in 2022*
* Data sourced from Web of Science, as of December, 2022
29,627 Total mentions in 2022**
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Behind the paper: A bacteria strain that kills males and its co-evolution with its host
In this ‘behind the paper’ post, Ary Hoffmann explains how they found a Wolbachia strain that caused all-female offspring in infected flies and the finding that host genes are able to suppress this phenotype.
Mendel’s legacy in modern genetics
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