Biology

Pepper plants may be hiding some of their most consequential genetic variation in regions long treated as difficult, repetitive stretches...

Chromatin, the molecular packaging system that compacts DNA inside the nucleus, is not merely a passive storage device. By loosening...

A new study has uncovered how the immune system locks developing cells into the type 1 classical dendritic cell, or...

Spatial biology has transformed the way researchers view tissues, revealing that cells are defined not only by their molecular identities...

Variant effect prediction has entered a new phase, but one of biology’s largest blind spots remains stubbornly difficult to resolve....

Inflammation is one of the body’s most powerful protective responses, but when it becomes excessive or misdirected, it can contribute...

Ephaptic coupling, a form of neuron-to-neuron communication that operates without conventional synapses, is moving from the margins of neuroscience toward...

Nitrogen deposition is quietly rewriting the biological life of forests, and a new study suggests that one of the most...

The U.S. National Science Foundation has renewed the Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Quantum Sensing for Biophysics and Bioengineering, known...

A hidden mechanical failure inside the earliest stages of life may help explain why fertility declines so sharply as females...