Authors of a new study suggest that 520-million-year-old structures, previously identified as the brains of ancient arthropods, are instead preserved microbial biofilms.
Proteins and RNA aggregate into “membraneless organelles” due to liquid-liquid phase separation.
Scientists discover a molecular factor that allows them to follow neurons from birth to maturity.
Baby frogs don’t develop the neural circuitry responsible for feeding inhibition until they begin metamorphosing into adults.
By removing a single gene, researchers change the developmental fate of tumor cells in mice.
Volvox barberi actively organize themselves into large colonies that optimize space.
A new study finds that more than 200 human-targeted, non-antibiotic drugs inhibit the growth of bacterial species that make up part of the human microbiome.
A device dubbed the “mother machine” enables real-time observation of mutagenesis in single bacterial cells.
Biodegradable pigments could be custom-grown by bacteria in the future, say researchers.
At Hampshire College, students and faculty use the amoeba Physarum polycephalum—both a “visiting scholar” and a model organism—to examine human societal and political quandaries.
After implantation, the tissue developed blood vessels and became integrated into neuronal networks in the animals’ brains.
The nationwide experiment will initially include around 100,000 volunteers.
The 20-year project calls into question the conventional wisdom about the role plants will play in mitigating future climate change.
The US Senate narrowly approved the politician, who does not have a science background.
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