Researchers identify a chromosome in ants that influences colony social structure and, much like the mammalian Y sex chromosome, doesn’t recombine.
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Researchers identify a chromosome in ants that influences colony social structure and, much like the mammalian Y sex chromosome, doesn’t recombine.
Reprogrammed stem cells are not attacked by the immune system, or are they?
Despite decades of work, compounds in frog skins have failed to yield new antibiotics. Why?
Comparing gene transcripts from different species reveals surprising splicing diversity.
Sequencing the whole genomes of bacterial pathogens as they spread among hospital patients and health care workers could transform the control of infectious disease.
2012 saw the birth of a handful of non-invasive genetic prenatal tests, but the young industry faces growing pains as legal and ethical questions loom.
Tumor cells can exhibit different behaviors despite being genetically indistinguishable.
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
Scientists engineer a spectrum of artificial pigments to understand how animals see in color.
Three-dimensional genome maps are leading to a deeper understanding of how the genome’s form influences its function.