A joint research team has discovered a new molecular switch that determines when plant leaves begin to age. The research team has identified for the first time a new mechanism in which RNA made from ...

Scientists have uncovered a key role for the protein “Frazzled” in building and maintaining the rapid neural connections that allow fruit flies to react in milliseconds.

Peptides derived from endogenous regulatory proteins are believed to often serve as intriguing molecular probes in neuroscience and related fields.

The manuscript concerns a fundamental and controversial question in Trypanosoma brucei biology and the parasite life cycle, providing further evidence that slender bloodstream forms can indeed infect ...

As we look ahead in 2025, the pace of discovery in genetics continues to accelerate, marking the third decade of the 21st century with remarkable ...

Eugenics in colonial Nigeria was not a historical footnote; it was a system of thought that still echoes in the country’s social hierarchies, educational systems, and conflicts. From the suppression ...

Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...

This study presents valuable findings on the role of KLF6 in in vitro endothelial cells exposed to altered (high or low) shear stress with a customized microfluidic device to investigate mechanisms of ...

Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP), a type of non-thermal plasma (NTP), is considered the fourth state of matter, an ionized gas that stores most of its energy ...

A top US regulator plans to unveil a faster approach to approving custom gene-editing treatments, a move designed to unleash a wave of industry investment that will yield cures for patients with rare ...