Biology

Virginia Tech researchers have uncovered new evidence that black bear hibernation is governed by a complex interaction between temperature, daylight,...

A previously unrecognized layer of genome organization has been identified in the mammalian brain, where exceptionally long genes and the...

Species are moving as the climate changes, but the tools used to judge whether they are threatened may be failing...

Scientists have identified a molecular organizer that helps connect distant regulatory regions of the genome with the genes they control,...

Crohn’s disease is often described as an immune disorder, but a new study suggests that the cells forming the body’s...

Researchers have introduced a synthetic “cell” platform designed to do something conventional biomaterials and biochemical assays have struggled to achieve:...

A new study reports that mammalian eggs do not simply contain a passive mixture of proteins waiting for fertilization. Instead,...

Wind turbines may soon have a new way to warn eagles and other large birds before they enter the most...

Cancer cells may be able to reprogram more than gene activity and signaling networks. A study led by researchers at...

A long-term study of young survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage has found that the risk of developing a new brain...