A US government advisor warned officials of the dangers of antibiotic-resistant anthrax while profiting from antitoxin sales.
A US government advisor warned officials of the dangers of antibiotic-resistant anthrax while profiting from antitoxin sales.
Researchers track DNA modifications and gene expression in stem cells as they differentiate.
Satellites of the Golgi apparatus generate the microtubules used to grow outer dendrite branches in Drosophila neurons.
Microarrays help keep induced pluripotent stem cell lines in check, from start to finish.
Flies turning blue help researchers link the deterioration of the intestinal barrier to age-related death.
The slug-like marine animals squirt a substance at lobsters that makes the predators lose their ability to smell.
The nanoscale structure of a clanger cicada’s wings destroys threatening microbes on contact.
Drosophila insulin-like peptides (dILPs) regulate part of the signaling pathway that helps keep organs growing in proportion during development.
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During development, communication between organs determines their relative final size.