The compound engages with a receptor in hair follicle cells and prevents skin cells from dying.

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

The awards for comical but practical scientific discovery also include cannibalism and self-colonoscopy.

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

A study of chemical tags on histone proteins hints at how the same genome can yield very different animals.

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

The cytoskeleton of endothelial cells and adhesion proteins work together to help build new blood vessels.  

Boosting both neurogenesis and a brain-derived growth factor can mimic the cognitive benefits of exercise in a mouse mode of Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers have flagged several issues with so-called SmartFlares over the years, and it’s still unclear why they don’t appear to work under certain circumstances.