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Despite suggestions to the contrary, the Y chromosome is not necessarily rotting away.
A roundup of recent research announced last weekend at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Often thought to be artifacts of the lab, prions in yeast may actually drive the evolution of beneficial traits.
Researchers develop a tiny device that motors around the stomach, fueled by its acidic environment.
Imaging cell cytoskeletons during early embryonic development leads researchers to uncover a new regulator of cell shape
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A single mutant cell breaks free of its neighbors in the early stages of cancer development.
Hormones in the brain control sex-specific behaviors by activating individual genetic programs.
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