Result contradicts hypothesis that microRNAs evolved with multicellularity

Receptor TRPM8 is required for normal detection of cold temperatures in mice

In vitro Drosophila study supports theory that microRNAs inhibit initiation of protein translation

Most differences between the opossom and placental mammals stem from non-coding DNA

Former lab employee claims a manager falsified concentrations of hexavalent chromium in sediments

Three labs find a novel gene involved in mouse circadian rhythms

Study claims more chimp genes than human underwent adaptive evolution

Kinesin's movement along microtubule lattices may not require the lattice itself, dispelling some previous suspicions

Genetic elements that select for their own survival could establish disease-resistance genes in insect populations

Mice engineered to express a human photopigment gene show trichromatic vision, a process that may replicate the evolution of primate sensory systems

Transgenic mosquitoes resistant to malaria infection outcompete normal mosquitoes when feeding on infected blood

Sequencing the sea's microbial communities uncovers millions of new proteins and thousands of unknown protein families