Neil Hunter, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of California, Davis, and ...

They weren’t snakes, of course, but nematodes, also known as roundworms—and, it turns out, they’re the most common ...

Researchers have uncovered a "selfish" X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that manages to distort inheritance ...

When a species reproduces, typically, each parent passes on one of their two versions (alleles) of a given gene to their offspring. But not all alleles play fair in their quest to be passed onto ...

Scientists are getting closer to solving the mystery of parthenogenesis, or virgin birth, in the flowerpot snake — a tiny, sightless reptile whose entire species is female. In a study published last ...

She has found that nerve cells stand a better chance if they are better at clearing away harmful protein waste in flies with changes in the C9orf72 gene. Dr. Niccoli said, "Let's look at the fly ...

A new study shows that the synthetic molecule CPMAC, developed from buckminsterfullerene (C₆₀), significantly improves the energy efficiency and durability of perovskite solar cells. By forming ...

As tariffs, HHS workforce cuts and the ouster of CBER Director Peter Marks threaten the “lifeblood” of the cell and gene therapy space, experts express wariness over the unknowns and optimism that ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

Institute of Translational Medicine or School of Medicine, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China ...