A whole-genome analysis of people who experience color when they listen to sounds points to a handful of genes involved in neural development.
Dominant male mammals are particularly at risk of infection by parasites.
The hawkmoth’s brain uses a different area to search for food than it does to look for where to lay eggs.
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.
A molecule produced by a strain of Staphylococcus epidermis interferes with DNA synthesis.
A new protein may allow researchers to home in on individual neurons, determining their activity minute by minute.
After discovering a novel organelle found in protozoan parasites, the University of Pennsylvania’s Roos created a widely used eukaryotic pathogen database.
Chronic stress tweaks a circuit in the brain that influences how lab rodents make tough decisions.
Research into the biological basis of gender identity is in its infancy, but clues are beginning to emerge.
Brain studies have yielded a mixed picture of the neural similarities and differences between people of different genders.
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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