A look at some of biology’s communication networks
Discoveries of microbial communities that transfer electrons between cells and across relatively long distances are launching a new field of microbiology.
Researchers find zero evidence for Lyme-induced autism.
New libel laws for England and Wales should help protect scientific debate, but campaigners worry that legal costs remain a threat.
Double helix celebrates 60; detecting calories without taste; bacteria vs. tumor; perceptual consciousness in babies
The journal is sharpening its review of life science papers and giving authors additional space to document more detailed methods.
Measuring consciousness; unethical data splitting; the deliciousness of beer; autism mutations linked to cannabinoid signaling; arming animals against electron microscopes
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
A study concludes that the open access repository is decreasing biomedical journal readership.
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