A new DNA assay developed by forensic scientists helps archaeologists reconstruct eye and hair color from old teeth and bones.
A new DNA assay developed by forensic scientists helps archaeologists reconstruct eye and hair color from old teeth and bones.
A chance encounter with a crab apple tree leads to the discovery of a new bacterial species and clues to the evolution of insect endosymbionts.
A normally land-based microbiologist sets sail to find the building blocks of novel antibiotics in marine bacteria.
Scientists set up a stakeout to track the movements of microbes around a new hospital.
Cockfighting and other cultural practices in Southeast Asia could greatly aid the spread of deadly diseases like bird flu.
Diverse plant communities create a disease-fighting "soil genotype."
Researchers are learning how species from across the animal kingdom use seismic signals to mate, hunt, solve territorial disputes, and much more.
Researchers working in war-torn countries find hints to the molecular roots of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Silk impregnated with bleach may provide a new way to fight the formidable spores of the anthrax bacterium.
Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History use DNA barcoding to show that even sardines infected with nematodes can still be kosher.