Weizmann Institute of Science researchers say a decrease in glycosaminoglycan (GAG) molecules in joints separated human ...

Mathematical modelling shows that elevated mutation rates and mutational biases, rather than altered selection, can explain ...

New research in PLOS Biology shows that zebrafish embryos activate regeneration programs in response to genetic developmental ...

Many naturally occurring molecules such as menthol or limonene exist in two mirror-image forms, known as enantiomers, that ...

Viruses, cells and cancer challenge one of biology’s simplest questions: what exactly makes something alive? Examining these systems reveals why the boundary between living and nonliving may be ...

Most covid-19 cases are caused by a particular type of variants, but do we need to worry every time a new one emerges?

Sickle cell trait is associated with distinct malaria parasite genotypes, potentially explaining reduced disease risk despite ...

Goblins are a staple in fantasy works. However, in your own creative work, have you been relying on clichéd settings like 'the green mook that appears early on' or 'the vulgar little person living in ...

However, the shift to precision oncology involves therapy based more on molecular profiles and the context of an individual ...

C.H. Waddington’s powerful image of embryonic stem cells specializing on a rolling landscape has captivated biologists since the 1950s. Experimental data is finally confirming, and complicating, his ...

As a notorious night owl, it was already very early in the morning of October 5 when Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D., finally ...

A drug-resistant, diarrhea-causing “superbug” that can spread through sex is surging across the U.S. It’s in Colorado and moving toward Wyoming, ...