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The common fluorescent marker GFP traveled a long road to take its popular place in molecular biology today.

Haydeh Payami helped uncover the genetic basis of Parkinson’s disease. Now, she hopes to find new ways to treat the disease by studying the gut microbiome.

A novel PET tracer targeting a receptor in myeloid cells can help monitor disease progression in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.

Recent advances in modeling the human placenta, the least understood organ, may inform placental disorders like preeclampsia.

Samantha Maragh has taken on the difficult challenge of standardizing assays, data norms, and terminology in the ever evolving genome editing field.

By studying various sourdough starters and sequencing their microbial menageries, researchers generated useful information for people wanting to experiment in their kitchens and classrooms.

Jamie Foster’s space-faring squid and its symbiotic bacteria illuminate host-microbe communication.

Molecular studies may point to underlying genetics and therapeutic targets.

By targeting resident memory T cells in the liver, a novel mRNA malaria vaccine prevented infection, even in those with prior exposure.

A tornado-like vortex sampling technology detects low levels of SARS-CoV-2 viral particles within minutes.

An analysis of almost 700 different tumors revealed that DNA methylation drives tumorigenesis just like genetic mutations do. 

New research revealed hundreds of lipid antigens that may be recognized by adaptive immune T cells.