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Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won this year’s Physiology or Medicine award for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

A scientist’s quest for microbes that produce purple pigments led her to the vibrant world of natural dyes, where biology and traditional artistry intertwine.

A new database with more than 2,500 food metagenomes gives scientists a glimpse into the microbial diversity of the human diet.

Fruit flies with gut tumors showed an increased preference for a bitter antitumor compound compared to healthy flies, suggesting a self-medication strategy. 

Researchers take the guesswork out of infection detection by training dogs to recognize the scent of bacterial biofilm biomarkers.

Two scientists weigh in on what makes for a successful mentorship experience.  

Hazel Barton studies cave microbiomes and leverages their properties for unique applications.

Proteins that trigger cell senescence occupy much of the literature on aging, but a small RNA moves into the limelight.

Antigen knockdown prevented organ rejection in minipigs, even in the absence of immunosuppression.

Human innate immune cells that “remember” previous stimulation could provide new insights into chronic inflammatory diseases.

The 2.4-million-year-old environmental DNA fragments collected from permafrost in northern Greenland unlock insights into an ancient ecosystem.

A new study shows that a constellation of genetic changes link the timing of puberty to weight gain and other biological processes.