Researchers find that reducing mitochondrial protein production in some animals can increase lifespan by activating a protective stress response.
Researchers find that reducing mitochondrial protein production in some animals can increase lifespan by activating a protective stress response.
The essential nutrient can kill drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by producing oxidative radicals that damage DNA.
A new technique could soon spur unprecedented insight into the role of bacterial epigenetics in the evolution of pathogen virulence.
Patients with major depressive disorder appear to have malfunctioning circadian rhythms, which could lead researchers to new avenues for treatment.
Researchers track DNA modifications and gene expression in stem cells as they differentiate.
Telomeres and disease; Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes may fight malaria; bat tongue mops nectar; newly sequenced genomes
Artificially induced bacterial infections in mosquitoes could reduce the spread of malaria-causing parasites.
A small protein produced by fat cells appears to regulate blood sugar levels, potentially revealing a new way to treat diabetes.
Hybrid viruses derived from an H5N1 bird flu strain can infect guinea pigs through the air.
Desulfobulbaceae bacteria were recently discovered to form centimeter-long cables, containing thousands of cells that share an outer membrane.