Our bodies are remarkably skilled at adapting to changing environments. For example, whether amid summer heat or a winter freeze,...
Bacteria modify their ribosomes when exposed to widely used antibiotics, according to research published in Nature Communications. The subtle changes...
Killer whales can feed on marine mammals, turtles, and fish. In the Gulf of California, a pod might have picked...
Researchers at University of California San Diego analyzed the genomes of hundreds of malaria parasites to determine which genetic variants...
Researchers at University of California San Diego analyzed the genomes of hundreds of malaria parasites to determine which genetic variants...
Sperm are the most diverse and rapidly evolving cell type. Why sperm have undergone such dramatic evolution is a mystery...
Cells can now be genetically programmed to record their histories within their genomes, a development that could revolutionize the study...
Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have recently developed a neotype lysosomal...
Researchers from Durham University, Jagiellonian University (Poland) and the John Innes Center have achieved a breakthrough in understanding DNA gyrase,...
Two hundred and thirty million years ago, in what’s now Wyoming, the seasons were dramatic. Torrential rain would pelt the...
The secret to cellular youth may depend on keeping the nucleolus—a condensed structure inside the nucleus of a cell—small, according...
Apples rank among the world’s most valuable fruit crops, with production spanning more than 100 countries. Some apple trees naturally...
