Lecture by Sergey Lopatin "Biology News: December"

Scientists make countless discoveries every day. It’s impossible to know about all of them, and maybe it’s not even necessary… but we really want to!

Here are just a few fresh examples:

• Who has mushrooms growing in their nose;
• The neurobiology of salt riots;
• And even the genetic code of the common ancestor of humans and… E. coli!

And it only seems like these news stories are entertaining. Behind them lie real breakthroughs in our understanding of biology and medicine. As we wrap up December, we’ll discuss the most unexpected discoveries — the ones that most significantly expand our understanding of how life works.

From us — an introduction to specialized news in a broad and accessible context; from you — questions that expand it infinitely. See you soon!