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Three therapeutic doses administered during early life disturb the animals’ microbiomes and lead to enduring changes in the immune systems of non-obese diabetic mice, researchers report.

A mouse study shows that the virus has tropism for adult proliferative neural progenitor cells and immature neurons.

Scientists design a bacterial genome with only 57 codons.

Newly discovered amino acid reassignment could have implications for certain biotech applications and RNA-based evolutionary theories.

An open-access catalog of tens of thousands of human exome sequences highlights the power of a very large genomic dataset in pinpointing genes linked to rare diseases. 

Exposure to neonicotinoid pesticides is correlated with population declines of a large number of wild bee species, according to a field study conducted in the U.K.

Researchers apply in vitro evolution to generate an RNA enzyme capable of copying and amplifying RNA.

Tomatoes infected with cucumber mosaic virus lure the pollinators, according to a study.

With light, researchers can coax a group of neurons in the visual cortices of living mice to fire in concert.

Examining the tragedies of several families who each lost multiple children, two teams of researchers reveal a previously unappreciated role for a mitochondrial enzyme.

Scientists detect a colistin-resistance gene in a clinical sample.

Researchers show three vaccines protect nonhuman primates from infection.