Stable, long-term cell lines will enable scientists to study everything from coral bleaching to biomineralization, knowledge that may help protect corals from ongoing climate change.

More than a dozen vaccines for tuberculosis are currently being tested in clinical trials. Some use whole bacteria as BCG does, while others deliver protein subunits or genetic material carried by viral vectors.  

So-called mossy fiber synapses in the hippocampus can meter the amount of neurotransmitter they receive by sending glutamate against the usual direction of synaptic flow.

Research in mice and humans points to oxidative stress and inflammation as likely drivers of noise-induced health effects such as hypertension and heart disease.

Unlike other cellular appendages, bacterial nanotubes are made solely of lipids and can connect the cytoplasm of different microbial species.

A study finds that slower-growing species are better able to adjust their growth to fit their hyphae through narrow passages.

Differences in how researchers prepare and image samples can lead to discrepancies in their results.

Researchers use magnetic nanoparticles and liquid-handling robots in an effort to detect COVID-19 outbreaks early.

The offspring of crosses between related species can sometimes fill a new environmental niche, and such hybridizations may even lead to speciation.

Historical and modern experiments have hinted that unicelluar organisms can learn from their experiences, but the idea still has its critics.

It’s now thought that in many cases, cancer cells disseminate from the primary tumor site early on and lay dormant for long periods rather than only venturing out from primary tumors at an advanced stage.

Researchers are uncovering how circular bits of DNA found in some cancer cells can help tumors evolve and kill.

Synapses in the mouse neocortex can release multiple packages of neurotransmitters, suggesting that connection strength is more flexible than previously thought.

Researchers find different distributions of the immune cells in young, older, and diseased eyes.

Males and females show differences in gene expression, cell activation, and antibody production in response to some viral infections, but whether these influence COVID-19 outcomes is still unclear.

Researchers are getting creative to understand flight behavior in the fast-moving and tiny animals.

Researchers found that thinning petunia cells’ cuticles caused them to slow production of volatile organic compounds.

Phages interact with bacteria and eukaryotic cells in ways that researchers suspect influence mammalian health.

Our novel technique involves planting several small fragments of slow-growing corals onto dead coral heads. The fragments eventually fuse, forming a large colony in a fraction of the time that it takes wild corals to build reefs.