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The QRB presents insightful historical, philosophical, and technical treatments of important biological topics. We publish outstanding review articles of generous length that are guided by an expansive, inclusive, and often humanistic understanding of biology.
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Access to red meat likely shaped the evolution of our species, but it recently has been associated with chronic diseases. This article from The Quarterly Review of Biology examines how red meat has been transformed from a "blessing" to a "curse." ow.ly/lbYW50Z0e94 @QRevBiol
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This article from The Quarterly Review of Biology examines the potential for mother-son conflict as a consequence of the greater cost of rearing males, as compared to rearing females, due to sex-specific growth differences. Read it here: ow.ly/Lx8a50Y8Ymq @QRevBiol
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This article from The Quarterly Review of Biology assesses two modes of vocal learning among birds to suggest that the ability to extract information from sounds is better developed in birds than their ability to encode information in sound. ow.ly/i93x50XH9O6. @QRevBiol
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The Quarterly Review of Biology turns 100! We're celebrating the journal's anniversary with free-to-read articles from the archives, through 2026. Learn more: ow.ly/xXli50X7Z5B @QRevBiol
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"Can insects feel pain?" This article from The Quarterly Review of Biology revisits Eisemann et al., a 1984 study that concluded insects did not feel pain. Learn why the 1984 findings may be flawed here: ow.ly/nnXx50WNMpm @QRevBiol
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This article from The Quarterly Review of Biology revisits Rapoport's Rule, coined by George Stevens to describe a positive relationship between range size and latitude. Learn about its components, variability, and limitations here: ow.ly/xaaA50WttQc @QRevBiol
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This Open Access article from The Quarterly Review of Biology sheds light on agency and how agential behaviors affect and influence the evolution from unicellularity to multicellularity. Find it here: ow.ly/JPBF50WgT1b @QRevBiol
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"Meticulous [and] engaging. [Donald Prothero] is a master of identifying, distilling, and connecting key developments...while presenting them in a personal and accessible manner."—Eric Post, The Quarterly Review of Biology. buff.ly/mmcdlZj #ClimateScience @QRevBiol
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It's great to see this new review of David Redvaldsen's book in our #MBSMH series! "A must-read for anyone interested in the history of eugenics" - bit.ly/4k00y55
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How is urbanization affecting spiders' behavior? This article from The Quarterly Review of Biology explores how spiders navigate increasingly urban environments—and succeed. Read it here: ow.ly/IW2b50VTHwy @QRevBiol
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To celebrate The Quarterly Review of Biology’s 100th anniversary, we invite you to contribute to The Bentley Glass Memorial Endowment Fund.
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The March issue (Volume 100, Issue 1) of the QRB is now available.
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What effects could using AI have on human evolution? This press release highlights an article from The Quarterly Review of Biology that strives to answer this question and proposes potential outcomes. Read the press release here: ow.ly/j4nH50UJSPg @QRevBiol
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The QRB begins its 100th year of publication in 2025.
Watch for special celebrations throughout the year.
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This month is the 13th anniversary of the publication I am most proud of, where I proposed a new framework for Multiple Sclerosis and neurodegeneration as metabolic diseases. Since then, evidence have accumulated, new partnerships were made and …
The December issue (Volume 99, Number 4) of the QRB is now available.
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My recent article in @QRevBiol on how AI might influence human evolution is intended as a conversation starter. But it runs >16k words. Before you make that commitment, see this quick intro at @ConversationEDU. Then stay for the paper.
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