Archive - Evolving with Nita Jain

February 2025

Why Gene Editing Can't Fix Everything

Benefits of genetic diversity, deleterious on-target effects, and a call to proceed with caution

Feb 25 •

How Modern Conveniences Make Us Sick

Antibiotic overuse, artificial lighting, lack of sun exposure, and round-the-clock eating may all play a role in the rise of non-communicable diseases…

Feb 18 •

We Contain Multitudes: Rethinking Human Identity Through the Microbiome

How the hologenome hypothesis shapes our understanding of human evolution

Feb 11 •

We Can't Define a “Healthy Microbiome”

Human gut microbial communities exhibit differences in composition but share many of the same functions

Feb 4 •

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