Hormones in the brain control sex-specific behaviors by activating individual genetic programs.
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Hormones in the brain control sex-specific behaviors by activating individual genetic programs.
New research suggests that circular RNA transcripts are not as rare as previously thought.
Research in yeast shows that aneuploidy is both a consequence of and an adaptation to stress.
Populations of organisms acquire beneficial traits repeatedly and rapidly through co-evolution with other species and through gene interaction.
Autophagy, the cell’s recycling system, may be responsible for the health benefits of exercise.
Two new sequencing machines will read a human genome in 24 hours.
Brain imaging and gene analyses in twins reveal that white matter integrity is linked to an iron homeostasis gene.
Certain skin-residing immune cells may—under specific conditions—play a direct role in initiating skin cancer after exposure to environmental toxins.
The Scientist recounts the year’s top science prize winners and top-notch scientists that passed away.
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