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Alysson Muotri launched brain organoids into outer space and found that microgravity enriches our understanding of brain development and disease.

In individual yeast cells, essential biosynthetic processes peak at different times in the cell cycle, revealing a temporal dynamic once thought limited to DNA […]

Scientists hack the locust brain to identify the unique odor signatures of oral cancers.

Biofilms are home to millions of microbes, but disrupting their interactions could produce more effective antibiotics.

CITE-seq draws upon the unbiased nature of single-cell RNA sequencing to gather new insights about protein and gene expression within the same cell.

In Los Cabos, Mexico, a panga boat captain and a deep sea fishing enthusiast support researchers working to explain declines in Pacific fish populations.

A moonlit drive inspired the theory behind PCR. What did it take to make that wild idea reality?

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Ana Teresa Freitas discussed how individual variation in vitamin D synthesis and metabolism influences susceptibility to upper respiratory viruses.

Free-swimming bacteria settle on a surface to cooperate and form a protective biofilm.

A subset of hypothalamic neurons mirrors aggression in mice, challenging previous views on the location and functional role of these cells.

Male patients who recover from mild COVID-19 have baseline immune states primed to mount stronger responses to future challenges than female patients.

Animal cells cannot produce 9 of the 20 amino acids they need to function. Some researchers are looking to change that.

The winding trail of environmental microplastics leads researchers to the human digestive ecosystem.

Try your hand at a sciency brainteaser.

As alternatives to insecticides, Omar Akbari uses sophisticated genetic engineering methods to solve the world’s mosquito problems.

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Bacteria cooperate to benefit the collective, but cheaters can rig the system. How is the balance maintained?

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From spatial structuring to policing, cooperative bacteria have a wide toolkit to contain the spread of cheaters.

Clinicians and researchers teamed up to investigate how inappropriate proinflammatory mechanisms contribute to the pathogenesis of drug-refractory epilepsy.

Small plastic particulates can induce inflammatory responses in the gut and brain, but removing them reverses this damage.

How to maintain cell culture conditions for enhanced sample safety.

The sympathetic nervous system influences gene expression in the heart to regulate the day-night cycle of resting heart rate.

This new understanding could one day lead to targeted treatments.