Bacteria face relentless pressure from bacteriophages, yet their protective arsenals include many partially independent defense modules. A central question has...

A new protocol promises to turn the static architecture of mammalian genomes into something far more experimentally tractable. Understanding how...

Cytokines can do more than merely cue immune cells to respond—they may also help them acquire durable, memory-like capabilities. In...

A new PET imaging approach is poised to change how scientists measure gene activity in the living brain. In a...

A new study is drawing attention to how prenatal drug exposure can shape disease risk long after birth, pointing to...

Researchers have uncovered a timing system that helps the Drosophila nervous system generate many neuron types from shared progenitors. The...

ContactSeek is an AI framework that aims to make genome editing far more specific by focusing on molecular interactions rather...

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) report a technique that can insert large genetic cargo into...

A new study suggests that the body keeps a molecular “mood ledger” of trauma—and that its changing patterns can forecast...

Domestic chickens have long fascinated biologists with their feather diversity—ranging from barred and speckled patterns to uniform black and crisp...