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Blocking RNA degradation in bacteria could help treat Staph infections by overcrowding the microbe with a surplus of transcripts

The fields of science and punk rock share some surprising similarities, according to the people who love both

New data show that protein research is stuck on a small set of molecules that was hot in the 1990s

A snapshot of the highest-F1000-ranked articles in immunology and related areas

The surprising functionality of artificial proteins indicates that complex systems may have cryptic phenotypes

Protozoan populations isolated in the North and South poles belong to the same species

A film that takes a bird's eye view on the effects of climate change debuts in the United States

Is marking the wild animals we study skewing our results? And if so, what can we do about it?

With distinct genetics and behavior, a novel subgroup of mosquitoes encourages scientists to rethink the fight against malaria

Human cells reprogrammed into multipotent stem cells display fundamental differences from true embryonic stem cells

Plants can predict when common pathogens are most likely to invade and arm themselves for the fight

This is your brain on emotions.