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 A model helps recapitulate the geometric patterning of insect wings.

Scientists photograph a spider web in micron-scale glory.

Modified cryogenic electron microscopy can analyze viral structures better than ever before.

The genome of Ulva mutabilis is the first of a green seaweed to be sequenced.

A single transcription factor regulates a harlequin ladybird’s colors.

A bioinspired robot helps researchers study insect flight.

Scientists can now view mitosis one protein (or more) at a time using a 4-D computer model.

Researchers analyzed pigeons’ head movements in flight.

A gene responsible for the free-moving, primitive nature of fetal cells is expressed in some breast cancer cells in mice and humans.

Salamanders’ and lizards’ tail regeneration depends on the quality of their neural stem cells.