This previously unknown mechanism for spotting foreign genetic material in the cytoplasm launches antiviral defenses even when the well-known immune mediator STING is absent.

Researchers are trying to figure out where it came from, whether it’s evolving, and just how big a threat it will be.

While the findings contradict previous studies that have linked human herpesvirus 6 to the neurodegenerative disease, they do not eliminate the possibility of a relationship.

Constructively critiquing the scientific literature should be an essential part of the postdoctoral experience, and early career researchers have shown that they are up to the task.

Researchers could anticipate which way an eight-day-old zebrafish will flick its tail based on brain activity 10 seconds earlier.

Biologists have published a DIY recipe for human induced pluripotent stem cell maintenance, which they estimate costs 3 percent of commercial media prices.

In mice, a group of nasal epithelial cells called brush cells release pro-inflammatory signals in response to allergens.

Many plants reflect ultrasonic waves, thereby attracting the pollinators, but one cactus takes a different approach.

Scientists carve the shapes from piles of frog cells, like a sculptor building a statue.