With ever-advancing genetic technologies, researchers continue to document the genetic code of the human species.

A new genetic sensor called PRISM makes use of a host cell’s DNA replication machinery to trigger fluorescence in neurons with damaged DNA.

How scientists aim to induce an immune response against addictive drugs

When micronuclei rupture, chromosomes break, recombine, and form circles, causing inflammation and promoting carcinogenic growth.

Adapting DNA nanopore sequencing to peptides allows researchers to identify single amino acid differences.

RNA editing platforms leverage the natural activity of ADAR enzymes to make key changes to messenger RNAs before they are translated into proteins.

Across the tree of life, animals use sound and other vibrations to glean valuable sensory information about their environments even before they are born.

Symptoms documented in cases of long COVID are wide ranging and variable.

Researchers propose a mechanism by which a protein produced in the placenta may trigger blood vessel growth and enlarge fat cells.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Researchers develop a caspase inhibitor that only works after being irradiated with UV light, giving them control over apoptosis in human cells.

A new inhibitor gives researchers the ability to control programmed cell death in cultured human T cells.

This year’s most captivating illustrations tell stories from the micro scale—such as newborn neurons in the adult brain and bacteria in the infant gut—to the scale of entire ecosystems, including reintroduced predators and rising seas.