Wiring A Species

The Loom
By Carl Zimmer
Dec 13, 2007 7:06 AMNov 5, 2019 4:49 AM

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In my latest column for Wired, I take a look at the ever-fascinating intersection between engineering and biology. An electrical engineer-turned-ecologist uses the principles of circuits to track the flow of genes in endangered species. Remarkably, it works. Take a look.

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