A proposal to simulate all of Earth’s ecosystems is exposing a rift between small and big ecology.
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A proposal to simulate all of Earth’s ecosystems is exposing a rift between small and big ecology.
Adolescent rats exposed to stress grow into pathologically aggressive adults, behaviors that may be explained by accompanying epigenetic changes and altered brain activity.
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?
The neurophysiologist who earned a Nobel Prize for discovering nerve growth factor has passed away at age 103.
Comparing gene transcripts from different species reveals surprising splicing diversity.
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Tumor cells can exhibit different behaviors despite being genetically indistinguishable.
Scientists engineer a spectrum of artificial pigments to understand how animals see in color.
Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.