Zebrafish reveal how bioelectricity shapes muscle development microbiologystudy
A question left unanswered in a biologist’s lab notebook for 40 years has finally been explained, thanks to a little […]
Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance microbiologystudy
Fewer than one percent of people who get the flu every year get tested, in part because most tests require
Revealing the dynamic choreography inside multilayer vesicles
Our cells and the machinery inside them are engaged in a constant dance. This dance involves some surprisingly complicated choreography
Visualizing short-lived intermediate compounds produced during chemical reactions
Immobilizing small synthetic molecules inside protein crystals proves to be a promising avenue for studying intermediate compounds formed during chemical
Wild chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to treat illness and injuries microbiologystudy
Chimpanzees appear to consume plants with medicinal properties to treat their ailments, according to a study publishing on June 20
Slipping a note to a neighbor: The cellular way microbiologystudy
Researchers have gained new knowledge of how drugs bind to connexin molecules. These molecules form channels that allow neighbouring cells
Light-weight microscope captures large-scale brain activity of mice on the move microbiologystudy
As a mouse explores its environment, millions of neurons across the brain fire in sync. To study only a small
Should you eat more dietary fiber? New study says it depends microbiologystudy
Nutritionists generally advise everyone to eat more dietary fiber, but a new Cornell University study suggests that its effects on
The on-and-off affair in DNA
Researchers have discovered that in thale cresses histone H3 lysine-9 (H3K9) methylation, conventionally thought to be a mark of turning
Coral reefs: Battlegrounds for survival in a changing climate
Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean temperatures and coral bleaching grab