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Intermittent fasting regulates biological time and improves disrupted sleep in an Alzheimer’s disease model.

Melting a bacteriophage’s coat of proteins turns it into a tiny power plant, which could fire up the discovery of new bioengineered devices.

Sunflowers may use a complex set of molecules to track the sun in the sky.

Recent studies settle a debate over how the second messenger NAADP, with no known binding site, evokes calcium release from ion channels. 

Researchers developed and validated a sequencing method for mRNA vaccines, moving the manufacturing field forward by linking established technologies with translational applications.

When their in vitro and in vivo results conflicted, researchers took a deep dive into microRNAs’ influence on T cell memory formation.

Division of labor in ant colonies may depend on an enzyme trapped inside the blood-brain barrier.

Researchers discovered how virulent bacterial proteins leech nutrients from plant cells, leading to a potential treatment for diseased crops.

Scientists removed unnecessary sections of the Cas13 enzyme, creating a mini-enzyme that works and fits with other CRISPR elements into a single gene therapy vector.

A simple rainforest leaf swab revealed DNA from dozens of animal species, possibly improving biodiversity monitoring in the future.

PHYTOMap revealed the intricate genetic plant landscape, which helped researchers better understand how cells and gene expression influence each other in three-dimensional space.

Engineered bacteria sound the alarm on a common oncogenic mutation.