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Members of the Synthetic Yeast Genome Project have synthesized five additional yeast chromosomes from scratch. 

New to science communication? Here’s how to get started.

The latest stats on volunteers’ efforts in recent months to preserve environmental information generated by federal science agencies

A protein secreted by osteoblasts crosses the blood-brain barrier to regulate hunger in mice.

Researchers have known for decades that certain fish make use of specialized electrosensory cells, but the precise mechanism of these cells was a mystery until now. 

SP140, an epigenetic reader protein mutated in a number of autoimmune disorders, is essential for macrophage function and preventing intestinal inflammation, scientists show. 

A conversation with computer scientist Yaniv Erlich

Researchers examine the firing patterns of interneurons throughout all layers of the somatosensory cortices of alert mice.
 

Researchers use an inducible gene to limit tumor growth from human iPSCs transplanted into mice.

Despite laws meant to protect US citizens from insurance discrimination due to their DNA, some still fear such judgment, while others claim they have experienced it. 

Fecal transplants from humans with irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety into mice lead to similar symptoms and anxiety-like behavior in the rodents, researchers report.  

Researchers are using multiple methods to study the origins of humans’ capacity to process and produce music, and there’s no shortage of debate about the results.