Larger spores of a deadly fungal pathogen cause more virulent infections in mice
Larger spores of a deadly fungal pathogen cause more virulent infections in mice
Two newly discovered proteins that act as brakes to slow a plant's immune response after infection may provide clues to autoimmune treatments
A new study finds that Stephen J. Gould's criticisms of another scientist's data were misplaced, and the eminent biologist and historian succumbed to data bias himself
New estimates of human mutation suggest that each of us harbor approximately 60 novel genetic mutations
The more closely related two species are, the more they're apt to drive one another to extinction
University College London researcher Mike Taylor recounts the discovery of a new dinosaur with unusually powerful thigh muscles. Read the full story.
The evolution of bold warning coloration in mammals
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in vaccination and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
Pitfalls and triumphs on the way to complete vaccine protection.
In Chapter 9, "We Were Hunted, Which is Why All of Us are Afraid Some of the Time and Some of Us are Afraid All of the Time," author Rob Dunn explains how predators shaped our evolution as we cowered and ran from their ravenous maws.