Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us all the importance of educating the public about viral infections. Besides educating the general public, we need to equip the next generation of scientists by ...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to heightened public interest in learning about viruses and how they can cause diseases. There has ...

It’s not just the cold and Christmas cookies. Here’s the biology of why winter makes people sleepier, hungrier, and even ...

Nov. 11, 2024 — Some chromosomes, such as B chromosomes, can increase their inheritance rate to their own advantage. These extra chromosomes are found in many plants, animals, and fungi and rely ...

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, ...

AlphaFold 3 can predict protein structures and interactions, and now researchers around the world can use it freely.

People have long projected stories onto the poignant casts of Pompeii’s victims. A new study uses ancient DNA analysis to ...

In a "groundbreaking achievement," a clone of an endangered species of ferret has given birth to babies for the very first ...

A healthy brain balances “activate” and “inhibit” signaling in its neural microcircuitry, with the inhibitory signaling often provided by cell receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA.   Unexpected ...

A healthy oral microbiome, a community of microorganisms live in the mouth, plays an important role in aiding in the ...

Transformative technologies that drive growth and jobs will benefit from new investment by the government’s national research ...