Spruce and pine and have relied on similar genetic toolkits for climate adaptation despite millions of years of evolution.

The Harvard professor is pursuing fundamental questions about autophagy, protein homeostasis, and other cellular processes, and he’s always on the lookout for his next new topic.

A family’s collection of antique microscope slides became a trove of genetic information about the eradicated European malaria pathogen.

In 1992, advancements in microscopy zoomed in on the precise architecture of the complex, including unforeseen structural repetition in two halves of the ring.

Cells with the best traction on a substrate pull their neighbors toward firmer ground.

The 21st Century Cures Act could provide funds to federal research agencies for the decade and accelerate the drug approval process.

Four years ago, chemist Nate Allen helped turn an unruly message board into an open platform for in-depth conversations about science. 

Survey of 24 animal species suggests that each hosts a custom-tailored microbiome.

Life at the bottom of the pecking order ramps up inflammation, according to new research, an effect that appears to be reversible.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

Scientists are getting to closer to developing a technique that can suppress mosquito populations on a continental scale, based on preliminary modeling results.

The roundworm uses a light receptor that resembles a type of taste receptor and is better at detecting UV light than human photoreceptors.