The approach, which has never before been successfully attempted in primates, could lead to improved animal models for human biology and disease.
Insect wings may have evolved from multiple origins, say researchers.
Millions of measurements from 23 people who consumed extra calories every day for a month reveal changes in proteins, metabolites, and gut microbiota that accompany shifts in body mass.
Scientists are beginning to unravel the ways in which we develop a healthy relationship with the bugs in our bodies.
Scientists study the unusual genome evolution of the bacteria that live within a genus of cicadas.
Developmental biologists take a close look at how alligator embryos grow.
For nearly 30 years, the UC San Francisco researcher has delved into unexplored corners of the nervous system.
Syrian hamsters and thirteen-lined ground squirrels are tolerant of chilly temperatures, thanks to amino acid changes in a cold-responsive ion channel.
Entomologists have rediscovered a species of moth that was considered lost for 130 years.
Single-cell genome analyses reveal the amount of mutations a human brain cell will collect from its fetal beginnings until death.
The prominent researcher has been put on administrative leave pending an investigation into unspecified allegations.
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.
Researchers deliver small interfering RNAs loaded into nanoparticles into the ears of adult guinea pigs to regenerate hair cells damaged by noise.
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