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Pauses may help cells fine-tune gene expression.

Researchers find that about a quarter of the immune cells are replaced every year.

Female plant bugs produce a compound to counter males’ attempts to render the females unattractive to other mates.

Stephen Elledge has built a career studying how eukaryotic cells maintain genomic integrity.

The 38-year-old synthetic biologist comes from a long line of tinkerers and engineers.

French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat took on many roles over the course of his life, including physician and scientist.

A few kilograms of DNA could theoretically store all of humanity’s data, but there are practical challenges to overcome.

Emerging infections provide clues about how pathogens might evolve when farm animals are protected from infection.

From guiding branching neurons in the developing brain to maintaining a healthy heartbeat, there seems to be no job that the immune cells can’t tackle.

From DNA evidence, researchers estimate the split from other species took place between 260,000 and 350,000 years ago.

One amino acid change within a viral structural protein makes the difference between mild cases of brain damage and severe microcephaly in mice.

Marine species survived rafting thousands of kilometers on debris swept into the water by the giant wave, scientists say.