Scientists track changes in bacterial genomes during a hospital outbreak to discover potential pathogenesis genes.
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Scientists track changes in bacterial genomes during a hospital outbreak to discover potential pathogenesis genes.
Researchers have pinpointed the region of a key cancer gene that’s involved in tumor suppression.
Bacteria age, but as a lineage, can live forever.
The widespread bacteria known to manipulate host reproductive output can do so by ramping up stem cell division and consequent egg production in Drosophila.
A bevy of genes known to be active during human fetal and infant development first appeared at the same time that the prefrontal cortex—the area of the brain associated with human intelligence and personality—took shape in primates, a new study publi
Two genome-wide studies, backed up by field experiments, identify SNPs that correlate with Arabidopsis fitness in various climates.
Deletions or duplications of a certain genomic region implicated in autism can induce autism-like brain and behavior changes in mice.
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research