Scientists discover that ancestors of the unicellular fungi can synthesize essential biomolecules with only trace levels of O2.
Scientists discover that ancestors of the unicellular fungi can synthesize essential biomolecules with only trace levels of O2.
A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.
Mothers more likely to have twins have heavier, healthier non-twin babies, possibly explaining why twinning evolved.
Researchers identify new mutations in schizophrenia patients without a family history of the disease.
Researchers use directed evolution to create a bacterial strain that substitutes a synthetic base for thymine.
Heat-sensing protein channels in vampire bats allow the flying mammals to find the best place to sink their teeth into their prey.
The Nobel Prize winner who discovered the gene that encodes the major histocompatibility complex passes away at age 90.
Pro-evolution bumper stickers and emblems are being removed from the cars of biologists in Florida.
Motivated by a career-ending ligament tear, a former NFL player starts a company to test athletes' genetic predispositions to common sports injuries.