Preserved remains from the Andes yield clues about infectious diseases.
Preserved remains from the Andes yield clues about infectious diseases.
Comparing the protein profile of a 500-year-old Inca mummy to modern humans reveals an active lung infection prior to sacrifice.
Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
Japanese lake sediments will help archaeologists better estimate the dates of artifacts and past events.
Keith Campbell, a biologist who was part of the effort to clone Dolly the sheep, has passed away at the age of 58.
Laboratory-raised populations of dung beetles reveal a mother's extragenetic influence on the physiques of her sons.
Mice raised in isolation from their mothers developed cognitive deficits similar to those of babies raised in orphanages where physical contact is infrequent.
The brain’s phagocytes follow an ATP bread trail laid down by calcium waves to the site of damage.
Japanese astronauts deliver an aquarium to the International Space Station to study the effects of microgravity on marine life.
Actin filaments respond to pressure by forming branches at their curviest spots, helping resist the push.