Editor’s choice in immunology
A new study suggests a possible link between the use of oral contraceptives and rising prostate cancer rates.
Hundreds of rare giant land snails held in captivity in New Zealand froze to death after the temperature probes in their containers failed.
Researchers probe the genetics of a group of bacteria known to extensively swap DNA sequences with other species—blurring the species boundaries.
Are pharmaceuticals in the environment affecting human health?
Wasps inject their larvae into ladybug abdomens, where they feast on the bugs’ insides.
Researchers show that the bacterial species in probiotic, fermented dairy products may alter gene expression and metabolism in native gut microbiota.
Scientists have made a definitive link between a recently-discovered fungus and a lethal disease wiping out bat populations in eastern North America.
A study shows that different populations of the Southeast Asian ape display and transmit specific behaviors through generations in a way similar to human cultures.
Researchers find an antibody that may protect against a virus similar to the one featured in the movie Contagion.