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This postdoc’s journey from India to the United States highlights how access to technology fuels bold scientific ideas.

Stretching mice skin made it more permeable to microbial metabolites, jump-starting immune defenses and potentially offering a new approach to vaccine delivery.

Illusions activate specific neurons in the primary visual cortex that complete patterns based on experiences and reinforce the perception of certain images.

Joseph Gall was posthumously recognized for the societal impacts of his basic research in molecular biology, guided by his profound love of nature.

NASA’s Perseverance rover found two chemicals on rocks in a Martian crater that could have been produced by microbes.

Armed with a confocal microscope, this postdoc illuminates how environmental toxins take their toll on the nervous system.

Researchers tune into the brain, seeking clues to solve the mysteries of neuronal health and aging.

Li Zhao explores the unexpected emergence of de novo genes, shedding light on their crucial function in adaptation and evolutionary progress.

Inspired by resilience in young patients, this postdoc pursues imaging research that connects science, care, and the future of cancer treatment.

Under stress, adults of one jellyfish species revert to the post-larval stage to avoid aging and death. 

Parasitic worms that infect moose can spread to livestock and other animals. A new antibody-based test can diagnose infections early and help control outbreaks.  

Researchers released the first nearly complete sequence of the widely used RPE-1 human cell line.

Cichlids can be protective parents or infanticidal cannibals—studying these extremes could provide new insights into their evolution.

The large language model scored a majority of discredited or retracted articles highly, highlighting that information obtained from AI tools must be verified.

What started with a fascination for fungi in Brazil has led this postdoc to develop new tools and approaches for decoding microbial protein machinery.

Researchers analyzed human breast milk samples and uncovered gene expression patterns tied to high and low breast milk supply.

Jesús (Tito) González, Paul Negulescu, and Michael Welsh received the 2025 Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award for the development of a life-saving cystic fibrosis treatment.

Lucy Shapiro received this year’s Lasker Special Achievement Award for her discovery of how bacteria use genetic circuits to encode three-dimensional cellular life.

Steven McKnight and Dirk Görlich received the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for their work on the role of disordered proteins in cell biology.

Scientists linked a maternal gut microbe that degrades key pregnancy hormones to early labor, potentially serving as a predictive risk biomarker.