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Replacing yeast genes with their human equivalents reveals functional conservation despite a billion years of divergent evolution.

Research participants aren’t always clear on open data policies when consenting to studies.

Previously shown to boost muscle growth in aged mice, a protein’s role in regeneration just got more complicated.

Reanalysis of Mouse ENCODE data suggests mouse and human genes are expressed in tissue-specific, rather than species-specific, patterns. 

While some in the scientific and religious communities have declared an end to the tensions between faith and fact, the conflict continues to have impacts on health, politics, and the environment.

Researchers develop a CRISPR-based, two-phage system that sensitizes resistant bacteria to antibiotics and selectively kills any remaining drug-resistant bugs. 

Lab techs and other highly qualified employees are too often given short shrift by the biomedical research enterprise.

Zebrafish and other vertebrates have the enzymatic machinery to synthesize gadusol, an ultraviolet light-absorbing compound.

Scientists describe the genetic changes associated with solitary-to-social transitions throughout bee evolution.

The study of mini “brains” in a dish, derived from patient cells, offers a novel approach for autism spectrum disorder research.

Gut microbial communities from breastfed babies are slow to resemble adults’ microbiota.

Gene expression varies not only during the day but also throughout the year, a study shows.