Category: Biology

New research reveals that microscopic plastic particles, smaller than a single cell, are capable of infiltrating the cells of farm…

Biomolecular condensates formed by liquid-liquid phase separation could have concentrated prebiotic molecules, boosting RNA 3,000-fold in primordial droplets

Ancient 289-million-year-old skin fragment from early amniotes in Oklahoma’s Richards Spur cave reveals crocodile-like epidermis and early land adaptation

One of the planet’s most magnificent natural events is unfolding in the skies above, largely unseen. Across North America, more…

The daily quest for food is a fundamental behavior for virtually all animals, a rhythmic activity driven by a complex…

MIT researchers unveil the DIAL system for precise, adjustable control of synthetic gene expression, using recombinases to set high, medium, low, or off levels

Mitochondrial genomes resolve the stonefly family tree, analyzing 97 species across 17 families to chart a Pennsylvanian origin circa 323–299 million years ago

A bizarre phenomenon causing honeybees to exhibit zombie-like behavior is being demystified, not in a high-tech laboratory, but through the…

Scientists are developing a novel approach to combat soil pollution by deploying custom-designed teams of microbes that work together to…

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive new tool that analyzes a cell’s DNA and its RNA transcripts simultaneously, providing a…