Researchers show that a bacterium’s self-sacrifice can benefit its community, even when the members are not strongly related.
Researchers show that a bacterium’s self-sacrifice can benefit its community, even when the members are not strongly related.
Researchers identify the target protein of a recently discovered human coronavirus, shedding light on infection and possible interspecies spread.
Transcriptome studies reveal new insights about unusual animals whose genomes have not been sequenced.
A red alga appears to have adapted to extremely hot, acidic environments by collecting genes from bacteria and archaea.
Drosophila insulin-like peptides (dILPs) regulate part of the signaling pathway that helps keep organs growing in proportion during development.
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During development, communication between organs determines their relative final size.
Physicists and biologists are working together to understand cooperation at all levels of life, from the cohesion of molecules to interspecies interactions.
The small organ evolved too many times for it to be an accident, but it’s still unclear what it does.
A small insect-eating animal is the common ancestor of whales, elephants, dogs, and humans.