Despite decades of work, compounds in frog skins have failed to yield new antibiotics. Why?
Despite decades of work, compounds in frog skins have failed to yield new antibiotics. Why?
Patterns of cell death aid in the formation of beneficial wrinkles during the development of bacterial biofilms.
In the final chapter of his book on the origins of vertebrate sex, author and paleontologist John Long pays homage to the humble placoderm, which got the erotic ball rolling.
Gregory Hannon believes in taking risks—an approach that’s enabled him to make exciting new discoveries in the world of small RNAs.
The rise of copulation as a vertebrate reproductive strategy may have driven crucial evolutionary change and explosive species radiation.
Tracking the shadows cast by sperm reveals their precise 3-D movements.
Comparing gene transcripts from different species reveals surprising splicing diversity.
After undergoing untested cosmetic surgery that uses stem cells to rejuvenate skin, a woman grew bone fragments in the flesh around one of her eyes.
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Tumor cells can exhibit different behaviors despite being genetically indistinguishable.