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A high school student uses crowdfunding to produce the first genome assembly for this popular aquarium species, underscoring the increasing feasibility of whole-genome sequencing.

Sounds made by more than 50 vertebrates previously thought to be mute push back the origin of this type of communication by at least 100 million years, a study finds.

An influential paper on amyloid protein and Alzheimer’s disease potentially fabricated data. Why did it take 16 years to flag?

Most differences in gene expression among cells within a tumor are likely due to environment or noise, a study suggests. 

The World Health Organization’s first ever fungal priority pathogens list highlights the growing threat of fungal diseases and antifungal resistance.

When fused to RSV, influenza A virus is better able to escape antibodies that usually neutralize it, an in vitro study finds.

Small charges carried by individual insects can add up, a study finds, with larger swarms generating substantial electrical fields.

Mammals that give birth to live young may have evolved to make use of the remnants of viruses in their genomes to ward off pathogens, a study suggests. 

Seventeen studies coauthored by Gregg Semenza have been retracted, corrected, or raised for concern, and 15 more are currently under investigation.

The journal’s executive director speaks with The Scientist about what it hopes to accomplish with its unusual new publishing model.

The findings answer the longstanding question of where these cells hold the mRNA needed to cope with the transcriptional halt preceding meiosis.

A new study points to repercussions of the Medieval pandemic for the health of modern humans.