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A newly identified DNA epigenetic marker, 5-formylcytosine, regulates gene expression during early embryo development.

Stimulating a receptor in adipocytes enhanced energy expenditure and caused sustained weight loss in mice, offering targets to treat obesity and metabolic diseases.

For biologists like Heiko Jansen, grizzly bears offer a fascinating opportunity to analyze seasonal metabolic changes relevant to human health and disease.

The tardigrade’s unusual body plan and resistance to harsh conditions provide researchers like Bob Goldstein with a creative perspective on animal biology.

Scientists created ‘venom maps’ to predict Russell’s viper venom profiles, which could help clinicians tailor efficient snakebite treatments.

A common gastrointestinal cancer drug that crosses the blood-brain barrier showed promise in patients with aggressive high-grade gliomas.

A new study shows that sound isn’t just heard by the ears. Sound waves altered gene expression and influenced fat cell differentiation in culture.

Artificial intelligence and phylogenetics helped scientists revise the evolutionary timeline of bacteria.

Humans and mice with a predisposition for ALS displayed altered sleep patterns before symptoms began, offering a potential novel diagnostic and treatment approach.

Mindy Weisberger’s book, Rise of the Zombie Bugs, explores the sophisticated—and macabre—relationships between zombifying parasites and their hosts.

Zika virus manipulated human skin cells to release mosquito-attracting odors. Insights into the virus’s transmission tactics can help curb its spread.

Neutrophils in urine extrude their DNA to create large webs that catch and kill pathogens.

A light-activated enzyme morphed round starfish egg cells into different shapes. This technology could one day be useful for wound healing therapies.

Transplantation of retinal organoid sheets offers hope to patients afflicted with retinal degenerative diseases. 

Created by editing the gray wolf genome, two dire wolves are the subject of vastly-differing opinions on what it means to bring back an extinct species.​​​​​

For the first time, scientists have generated a functional neural pathway for sensing pain in a dish. This could help unravel mechanisms of pain disorders.

Stem-cell derived organoids provide the perfect mixture of cells to rebuild damaged intestines.

Karl Koehler builds inner ear and skin organoids from human stem cells to model their development in health and disease.

Immunizing mice with an edited Lyme disease-causing bacterial protein effectively protected them against the disease.

Skeletal muscle organoids help scientists bypass bottlenecks in satellite cell production for muscle regeneration research.