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Sensory neurons in the tip of the zebrafish nose respond to molecular signals released from food sources.

A study traces proteins’ evolution from the immune to the olfactory system.

Ron Vale has spent a career studying how molecular motors transport cargo within cells. He’s also developed tools to help scientists communicate their findings.

The virologist turned NASA astronaut pioneered DNA sequencing in space and conducted experiments in microgravity.

Most didn’t believe French doctor Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran when he said he’d spotted the causative agent of the disease—and that it was an animal.

The once fringe idea is gaining traction among the scientific community.

Researchers are just beginning to scratch the surface of how several newly recognized epigenetic changes function in the genome.

Scientists are beginning to unravel the mechanisms behind the therapeutic effects of psychedelic drugs.

Some viral pathogens modify chromatin and other epigenetic machinery, making them appealing drug targets.

By recreating the work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, art professor Dawn Hunter reveals how the master translated life to the page.

Six scientists question the authors’ conclusions about the DNA repair process that led to the human embryos’ correction of a defective gene.

Conservationists and the insurance industry team up to model the economic benefits of marshes during hurricanes.