Scientists have identified many types of bacteria in the mouth, but many problems remain in understanding how they work with...
Early development of an embryo is solely supported by maternally deposited RNAs and proteins until its own genome is activated...
The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer...
Selenoproteins are crucial for several biological functions, including the breakdown of harmful substances, immune system support, and regulating metabolic processes....
Mercury is extraordinarily toxic, but it becomes especially dangerous when transformed into methylmercury—a form so harmful that just a few...
An international research team has uncovered a new mechanism crucial to the production of cellular proteins. When this mechanism is...
Rutgers Health research has uncovered why a relatively new antibiotic for tuberculosis (TB) works against multidrug-resistant strains, potentially inspiring improved...
The COVID-19 pandemic led to heightened public interest in learning about viruses and how they can cause diseases. There has...
Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Toronto have developed a new k-mer sketching metagenomic profiler, called sylph,...
According to a recent study published in Nature, many planktonic foraminifera species may face unprecedented environmental conditions by the end...
A ‘one of a kind’ fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern...
