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The lobate shape of lymphatic endothelial cells puzzled researchers—now they’ve found it helps stabilize lymphatic capillaries against fluid pressure changes.

Drug developers can now leverage large language models to draft regulatory documents, which they hope will shorten the time to market.

A super-resolution microscopy technique offers an unparalleled glimpse into how monoclonal antibodies bind to their targets on cancer cells to induce cell death.

Dead bacteria release an enzyme that breaks down their contents into nutrients for other bacteria, highlighting a novel postmortem biochemical process.

Scientists have long thought that babies can’t form experiential memories. Turns out, they can. Adults just can’t remember them.

A screen of human-infecting viruses identified extensive examples of viral proteins that resembled human sequences, which could trigger autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis.

Antibiotics increase the gut oxygen levels and favor growth of harmful fungi. Chemically restoring intestinal gut hypoxia could deter fungal blooms.

The measles virus attacks long-lived immune cells, reducing antibody-mediated protection from other infectious diseases and casting a long shadow of childhood mortality.

Until now, skin cells have been viewed as barriers that can respond to electric stimuli. Turns out, they also generate electric spikes, similar to neurons.

Nanoplastics in water hindered oxygen transport in zebrafish, underscoring their toxic impact on aquatic health.

Bridging science and religion, forensic researchers spent nearly a decade identifying the remains of a Croatian nun with DNA evidence.

Researchers found compounds produced in polar bear skin that were as ice resistant as PFAS, offering potential novel approaches to anti-icing materials.

Labradors’ appetite for food could help scientists uncover genetic causes of obesity in humans.

Single-cell analysis revealed the molecular triggers that drive stem cells to become cancerous, which may help inform early-stage treatments.

Every DNA fragment tells a story. Forensic experts use these genetic breadcrumbs to solve old mysteries and modern crimes.

Researchers transformed a plant pathogen weapon into a programmable tool for DNA editing.

Carolyn Schutt Ibsen uses ultrasound to improve tumor targeting and tissue engineering from bioink to 3D models.

Animals across the tree of life have developed a mind-boggling variety of ways to become male or female.