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A receptor that recognizes DNA fragments formed during learning is necessary for proper memory formation.

Gang Fang’s new metagenomics method helps sequence rare bacteria.

Researchers created a spatial atlas of rare cell types in the ovaries.

Researchers reveal that cellular secretion removes defective mitochondria when lysosomes are dysfunctional.

When it comes to development, an epigenetic clock may be responsible for human neurons’ slower maturation.

Immune cells form different communities throughout a tumor, potentially disrupting how cancers respond to treatments.

An automated bioprinting and imaging platform allows researchers to examine heterogeneous responses to anticancer drugs within a tumor organoid population.

Researchers bring their topical expertise to the lecture hall, but formal classroom training isn’t required for most faculty appointments. Should this change?

After more than a century of producing animal-based antivenoms, scientists turned to synthetic systems to develop safer and more effective snake bite treatments.

Neutrophils contort their nuclei into various shapes by moderating one key regulatory protein previously shown to orchestrate DNA organization.

After sequencing centromeres in humans and other primates, researchers found that they vary greatly across species and potentially contribute to aging and disease.

Anna Klompen explained how cnidarian stinging cells harpooned their way into her heart and could help answer fundamental questions in biology.