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Snails with a gene knocked out by CRISPR grow with their shells coiling in the opposite direction.

Juvenile eels break down bone tissue and rebuild it in preparation for mating.

The roots of plants exposed to the hormone β-cyclocitrical grew faster than roots not treated by the hormone.

Telomeres in cancer cells exposed to oxidative stress got shorter and stickier.

A 3-D simulation shows corals growing into a community.

The skull bones of a catfish move in coordination when capturing prey.

An increased production of ribosomes may underlie cell migration and relate to cancer metastasis, according to a new study.

Microrobots kill bacteria and clean surfaces covered in biofilm.

Fossils of two dinosaur skeletons found in New Mexico are from a species new to science that lived 92 million years ago.

Scientists map the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the stomach of mice, showing where the bacteria colonize the gastric glands.