Japanese astronauts deliver an aquarium to the International Space Station to study the effects of microgravity on marine life.
Japanese astronauts deliver an aquarium to the International Space Station to study the effects of microgravity on marine life.
Like commensal gut organisms, skin microbiota appear to help the mammalian immune system mature and stay regulated.
Random chance, plus small differences in uterine environments, give rise to divergent epigenetic patterns in identical twins.
Scientists find that declining DNA methylation in mouse neurons may cause age-related memory deficits.
Present in every tissue of the body, ubiquitin appears to be involved in a dizzying array of functions, from cell cycle and division to organelle and ribosome biogenesis, as well as the response to viral infection. The protein plays at least two role
Newborns carry more epigenetic markers than nonagenarians, providing clues to the mechanisms underlying aging.
Researchers find a slew of new fungal species inhabiting the human gut, and suggest a link to an inflammatory bowel disease.
Researchers in Vienna are starting a Phase I trial on the first ever vaccine with a potential to treat the neurodegenerative disease.
How plants pass defenses to offspring through a complex molecular network
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