We all grow old and die, but we still don’t know why. Diet, exercise and stress all affect our lifespan,...
“I’m a professional pin-in-a-haystack seeker,” geneticist Thijn Brummelkamp responds when asked why he excels at tracking down proteins and genes...
Stem cells overflow with potential. Their ability to become other cell types is crucial to our bodies, both during development...
The researchers from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a miniaturized bionic ocean-battery, a...
Fluorescence imaging of biological samples stands to benefit greatly by a RIKEN discovery of a fluorescent protein derived from a...
Scientists sequence the world’s largest pangenome to help unlock genetic mysteries behind finer silk
BGI Genomics, in collaboration with Southwest University, the State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, and other partners, has constructed...
Soil antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is posing increasing health risks due to possible transmission to humans through direct contact and through...
An extinct reptile’s oddly shaped chompers, fingers, and ear bones may tell us quite a bit about the resilience of...
A long-term study led by primatologist Crickette Sanz at Washington University in St. Louis reveals the first evidence of lasting...
Why has the SARS-CoV-2 virus ravaged the global human population, but many other animal viruses haven’t? Using nematode worms as...
SUE the T. rex is one of the most complete, best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever found. That level of preservation...
Reindeer herding has a long history in northern Norway, Sweden and Finland. It has shaped the Fennoscandian mountain landscape, and...
