Biology

Muscle and bone are often discussed as separate systems: one powers movement, while the other forms the body’s structural framework....

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains one of the most difficult forms of critical lung injury to treat. The syndrome...

Amphibians carry a gene that may be central to one of the immune system’s most important balancing acts, according to...

Scientists have developed a new fermentation-based method for producing hydroxycinnamoyltyramines, a family of plant-derived phenolic compounds that has attracted growing...

Methionine is often described as one of the quiet workhorses of biology. It helps initiate protein synthesis, supports cellular metabolism...

Long non-coding RNAs have long been treated as if each gene produces a single molecular identity: one RNA, one cellular...

Zika virus vaccines have long faced a difficult immunological problem: the antibodies they generate may protect against infection, but they...

Zika virus vaccine research has taken a decisive turn toward understanding not only whether vaccination prevents infection, but also which...

A new method reported in Nature Cell Biology is offering scientists an unusually detailed view of how chemical modifications are...

A hidden link between microbial chemistry and animal nutrition has emerged from a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution,...