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Researchers find that reducing mitochondrial protein production in some animals can increase lifespan by activating a protective stress response.
The activity of one type of immune cell helps regrow the limbs of amputated salamanders.
The essential nutrient can kill drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by producing oxidative radicals that damage DNA.
Viruses that attack bacteria may be an important component of our gut microbiota.
A new class of immune cell could protect against type 1 diabetes by suppressing other immune cells.
Mosquitos infected by the malaria parasite are more likely to land on and probe a substrate laced with human body odor than their uninfected counterparts.
A sequencing study suggests that some genes have evolved in parallel in humans and their canine companions, likely as a result of shared selection pressures.
Two new fossils of ancient primates shed light on the divergence of apes and Old World monkeys.
A molecule found only in the blood of young mice dramatically reverses thickening and stiffening of the heart muscle in old mice.
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