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Scientists identify the channel by which progesterone activates sperm to swim toward an egg

One year after BP's Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil platform exploded and sent millions of gallons of crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, researching the disaster's ecological impact remains difficult

A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in biochemistry and related areas, from Faculty of 1000

Proteins transferred to female mosquitoes during copulation affect their behavior, and provide potential targets for disease control

Commensal microbes in the gut may help combat the flu virus in the lungs

Beekeepers gather at the University of Florida this weekend to learn tricks of the trade

An artful event hosted by the UK's Medical Research Council celebrates the role of women in research

Virologist reinstated; doc required for genetic tests; artificial airway patient is well

Check out some highlights from this year's meeting of the Biophysical Society, held earlier this week

When these single-celled organisms congregate into multicellular stalks, they grow a tissue once thought to be unique to multicellular animals

The fastest known carnivorous plant is caught on tape

How DNA deletions may have produced uniquely human traits