Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
A hormone called jasmonate mediates plants' responses to touch and can boost defenses against pests.
A precision microfluidic system enables single-cell analysis of growth and division.
The poxvirus stockpiles genes when it needs to adapt.
The Scientist’s 5th installment of its annual competition attracted submissions from across the life science spectrum. Here are the best and brightest products of the year.
In the largest microbial eukaryote genetic sequencing effort ever attempted, researchers are investigating the transcriptomes of 700 marine algae species.
Researchers uncover a diverse microbial community living beneath 27 meters of ice in Antarctica’s Lake Vida.
Three patents on transgenic apes in the European Union will be challenged by animal rights activists.
Misfolded α-synuclein proteins promote the spread of Parkinson’s pathology in mouse brains.
A new study reveals a large mix of microbes in most human belly buttons.