Epigenetic changes accrued over an organism’s lifetime may leave a permanent heritable mark on the genome, through the help of long noncoding RNAs.
Epigenetic changes accrued over an organism’s lifetime may leave a permanent heritable mark on the genome, through the help of long noncoding RNAs.
Scientists unravel the confusing molecular biology behind a fruit fly’s reliance on a single type of cactus.
Mice raised in isolation from their mothers developed cognitive deficits similar to those of babies raised in orphanages where physical contact is infrequent.
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The brain’s phagocytes follow an ATP bread trail laid down by calcium waves to the site of damage.
A Bill of Rights amendment reaffirming the right to pray could have negative consequences for the teaching of evolution.
The root system of a tree species is genetically different than the leaves of that individual, potentially modifying scientists’ understanding of evolution.
Fossils from northern Kenya point to a new human species that lived in Africa nearly 2 million years ago.
Swiss scientists create a collar for sheep that detects when they're stressed by wolves, and sends a text message to their shepherd.
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