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Methylation patterns at so-called metastable epialleles in the genome stamp a memory into each of our cells.

Archived footage of cycling races and other events can help ecologists track the timing of plants’ leafing and flowering.

One variant limited the brain’s ability to use glucose.

The NIH epidemiologist has worked to ensure genetic health and population genetics studies contain data from African—not just European—populations.

Without certain DNA-binding proteins, chromosomes can escape the cell nucleus.

James Herrick, a Chicago doctor, was the first to describe sickled red blood cells in a patient of African descent.

From journeys into mines to explorations of volcanoes on the ocean floor, deep voyages reveal the richness of the planet’s deep biosphere.

Hanging in front of the abdomen like an apron, the depot of visceral fat known as the omentum helps regulate immune responses.

The loss of darkness can harm individual organisms and perturb interspecies interactions, potentially causing lasting damage to life on our planet.

Researchers from 17 labs report low efficacy rates for the popular technique.

This change is part of an overhaul taking placing within the research arm of the environmental agency.

PCBs persist in the environment and accumulate in killer whales, driving their numbers down.