Despite abundant evidence supporting their ability to help prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, the therapeutic effectiveness of fish oil–derived fatty acids remains controversial.
Despite abundant evidence supporting their ability to help prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, the therapeutic effectiveness of fish oil–derived fatty acids remains controversial.
Large RNA-protein packets use a novel mechanism to escape the cell nucleus.
A study finds that the genomes of swine and human flu viruses associated with a county fair in Ohio are almost perfectly matched, suggesting interspecies transmission.
Mice fed a mix of six strains of bacteria were able to fight a C. difficile infection that causes deadly diarrhea and is resistant to most types of treatment.
Scientists identify a false assumption of standard gene expression analyses that could lead to the reappraisal of many prior studies.
Individuals of a newly discovered microbe species line up end-to-end to form electron transport cables many times their length.
Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
The federal government tightens regulations on SARS and other deadly viruses, but the changes could hamper research.
A parasitic worm accumulates epigenetic DNA tags over its lifetime.
In mutating to evade immune detection, HIV becomes susceptible to detection by different antibodies, suggesting new strategies for vaccination.