A unique organism sighted only once, more than a century ago, could shed light on the evolution of multicellularity—if it ever actually existed.
A unique organism sighted only once, more than a century ago, could shed light on the evolution of multicellularity—if it ever actually existed.
Laboratory-raised populations of dung beetles reveal a mother's extragenetic influence on the physiques of her sons.
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.
Wired for Story, Dreamland, Homo Mysterious, and Vagina
Mimicking a host-cell histone protein offers flu a sneaky tactic to suppress immune response.
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Age: 38
Are states with less rigorous rules about which children can claim an exception from vaccination in kindergarten putting communities at higher risk of childhood disease?
A human trial of a hepatitis C treatment is shut down after one of the participants died.
Researchers consider the recent reappearance of West Nile virus in Texas and the efforts to control it.