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Can professional organizations and societies parlay the groundswell of support culminating in this weekend’s March for Science into more-effective science advocacy?

Intensive aquaculture favors increasingly virulent forms of certain fish-infecting parasites and pathogens, studies show.

Adding RNA sequencing analysis to genomic sequencing helps scientists uncover mutations likely responsible for genetic disorders they might otherwise miss.

A protein found in human umbilical cord plasma improves synaptic plasticity, learning, and memory in aged mice.

A recent CRISPR study contradicted years of RNA interference research on a well-studied cancer drug target. But is it the last nail in the coffin for RNAi as a screening tool? 

SHERLOCK combines CRISPR-Cas13a with isothermal RNA amplification to detect RNA and DNA with single-base specificity.

Using CRISPR-Cpf1 gene editing, researchers have fixed mutations that cause a form of muscular dystrophy in cultured human cardiomyocytes and a mouse model.

A mouse study reveals a causal link between changes in intestinal microbiota and increasing inflammation as the rodents age.

By examining brainwave patterns in a posterior cortical area, scientists can predict when people are dreaming.

By converting glial cells into dopaminergic neurons, scientists were able to partially rescue motor behavior in mice.

Blood donation centers across the U.S. are required to screen samples for signs of the mosquito-borne virus. Some have questioned whether it’s always necessary.

A volunteer-run database called StudySwap, which launched in beta last month, is starting to gain momentum.