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Analysis finds social insects are more similar in some ways to vertebrates than to other insects

Sexually antagonistic genes could have far-reaching effects on patterns of fitness inheritance, a new study finds

A molecular biophysicist helps fund his lab with lush microphotos that decorate neckties, calendars and greeting cards

CRTAP affects prolyl 3-hydroxylation of fibrillar collagen

Sensitive instruments may be unusable in large sections of the new gerontology and drug addiction research facilities

Berkeley biologist Randy Schekman aims to include more cross-disciplinary science and longer papers

Hakonarson testifies deCODE loses partnerships because Stefansson won't share corporate information

Italian team implicates R-spondin1 as an ovary-promoting sex-determination gene

The mysteries of the brain inspire art as well as science

CEO Kari Stefansson testifies against employees who left to work for a new genomics program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Advocacy groups and drug firms face off at the first open meeting of the FDA Nanotechnology Task Force

Innate immune response to virus leaves mice more susceptible to bacterial infection, study finds