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.
Researchers identify a herpesvirus gene persisting in the cells of calves suffering from malignant catarrhal disease.
Double helix celebrates 60; detecting calories without taste; bacteria vs. tumor; perceptual consciousness in babies
Researchers use bacteria to deliver radiation to shrink pancreatic tumors in mice.
A new study of brain activity patterns suggests that babies as young as 5 months old have the neural mechanisms to register that they’ve seen a face.
Researchers are identifying distinctive brain activity patterns that can be used to monitor patients under anesthesia and assess consciousness in “vegetative” patients.
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
A new study blames the unreliable nature of some research in the field on underpowered statistical analyses.