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Chances are…

just that, things that happen by chance…

The unexpected meeting between two people

that otherwise would never have met if not for circumstances in which, unintentionally…

they do meet, they talk and…

Chances are that’s all they do.

Talk and for a few passing moments,

enjoy each other’s company and go their separate ways.

But there’s also a smaller chance that the conversation leaves a lasting impression on one of them.

And, though the probability becomes slimmer still.

There’s a chance that the conversation leaves a lasting impression on both of them.

So much so that they might decide that this conversation,

the one they just happened upon by chance,

should continue…

that it in fact,

should never end.

Science is a lot like that…

conversations started long ago,

often by chance,

that no one has tired of having…

Because it’s just too damn interesting to walk away from…

Just like This Week in Science,

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Genie In The Lab

A CRISPR-based gene drive to destroy reproductive ability in female mosquitoes was successful in the lab.

The Sixth Sense

Just like our other senses, there is a fast-acting sensory system in the gut tha...