Living cells are bombarded with many kinds of incoming molecular signal that influence their behavior. Being able to measure those...
Tetrodotoxin, the neurotoxin that makes a blue-ringed octopus deadly, also protects Taricha newts—but we don’t understand how they produce it,...
Vampire bats may soon take up residence in the United States and bring with them an ancient pathogen. “What we...
University of Helsinki researchers have collected data about the personality traits of thousands of dogs, cats and their owners to...
A study led by Simon Fraser University researchers finds that mining companies are staking claims on future salmon habitats as...
Investigators from the laboratory of Ali Shilatifard, Ph.D., the Robert Francis Furchgott Professor and chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics,...
Microbial sequence databases contain a wealth of information about enzymes and other molecules that could be adapted for biotechnology. But...
Alan Turing might be best know for his work helping to crack Germany’s “Enigma” communications code during the second world...
Mayflies are ancient insects that possess a unique life stage not found in other winged insects: Their fully-grown nymphs develop...
The warming climate is having ripple effects across ecosystems, including plants, which have evolved clever mechanisms to conserve water when...
In a study published in Current Biology, researchers have reported the identification of key genes controlling shoot molybdenum concentrations in...
To carry out all of life’s functions, proteins must be produced from instructions carried by genes within DNA and delivered...
