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Microbial factories provide a sustainable alternative to tree sap for producing elusive plant molecules, offering new insights into plant development.

Scientists dig deep for answers, but sharing their story is harder. Data visualization analysts help researchers see the forest for the trees.

Maternal microbiome-derived metabolites during pregnancy impact offspring stem cell function, offering potential therapeutic targets to improve child health.

To tackle a backlog in toxicity testing, US federal scientists are modernizing programs with high-throughput assays and AI. 

Discover why humans have long scalp hair, how it evolved, and the genetic reasons behind this uniquely human trait.

Scientists uncover the mechanism by which gut bacteria convert molecules in bile into sex hormones.

Volar injections made thigh skin thicker. This therapy could potentially help prevent pressure-induced skin damage in patients using prosthetics.

Scientists identify a signaling pathway that triggers muscle fatigue in response to nervous system inflammation or infections like SARS-CoV-2.

Data show that postdoctoral productivity and citations influence academic success, highlighting the underappreciated importance of postdoctoral training.

Bacterial DNA isolated from a 120-year-old preserved plant cutting helped reconstruct the history of Pierce’s disease in grapevines.

Researchers shed light on why microbes make the chemicals responsible for petrichor, the earthy smell of recent rain.

Plastic chemicals may harm DNA, as new research reveals how additives disrupt nematode egg formation, suggesting risks to human reproductive health.