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Historically, researchers focused on the role of sperm characteristics in fertilization success, but now female factors and cooperative processes are gaining recognition.

The pink bollworm pest destroyed cotton crops in the US for a century. A collaborative biotechnology program helped stamp it out.

Can AI really replace scientists? Robin, an AI system, identified a potential drug for vision loss, but scientists are skeptical of full research automation.

An engineered antibody offers a promising approach in limiting ongoing cholera outbreaks.

An intense training load, such as running long distances, can temporarily suppress the immune system, which may render athletes susceptible to falling ill.

Innate lymphoid cells, which curiously behave like T cells even though they don’t recognize specific antigens, show promise as a potential cancer therapeutic.

Any microbe, new or known, could cause an infection outbreak at any time. Researchers gear up to preemptively fight this potential pathogen X.

Scientists have discovered that a lack of iron in pregnant mice can alter the sex development of embryos, challenging long-held beliefs about how sex is determined.

Scientists behind a world-first gene therapy reveal how they teamed up with experts across academia and industry to produce a drug from start to finish in just six months.

Exploring the interaction between sensory neurons and drug aversion can offer clues to the genetic basis of addiction.

Researchers turn to epigenetic therapies to fine-tune gene expression without altering the DNA code.

Greater numbers of circulating stem cells increase the efficacy of in vivo gene therapy techniques, potentially reducing the price tag of lifesaving treatments.

Matteo Farinella sketched out a career in science illustration, making neuroscience research more accessible to the public.

While researchers and students focus on grants and lab work, Ushma Neill helps the support systems to promote scientific success.

The Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative team could replicate less than half of regional research findings. How can scientists use these data to improve research replicability?

Aggressive breast cancer can become unresponsive to monoclonal antibody treatment, but targeting tumor-resident bacteria may extend its effectiveness.

The survival of science and academic freedom in this country requires that we stand up and fight for the truth with all we have.

A reference genome of the near-extinct northern white rhinoceros can indicate the quality of rhino stem cells that can generate gametes for assisted reproduction.

Stronger stress responses in threat-sensitive brain regions were associated with greater allergen-induced inflammatory responses in the lungs.

The cell fragments that help stanch bleeding could also be crucial intermediaries in the gut-brain axis.