Biology

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,...

Psychiatric diagnosis may soon become less dependent on drawing rigid boundaries between disorders that frequently overlap in symptoms, biology and...

A previously underappreciated population of immature T cells may help explain why type 2 inflammation in the lungs can persist...

Proteins are often described as the machines of biology, but designing one from scratch remains an extraordinary challenge. A sequence...

Aging brains may be vulnerable to a chemical change so small that it can be measured at the level of...