Biology

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...

A small correction to a recently published study on the intricate dynamics of neuronal filopodia has drawn attention to a...

Cervical cancer may be driven in part by a molecular switch that scientists have only recently begun to understand: the...

Australian brown snakes undergo a dramatic transformation as they grow, and new research suggests that the change is written directly...

A microscopic partnership between a freshwater alga and a soil-associated bacterium may help determine how nutritious algae become—and how effectively...

DNA double-strand breaks are among the most dangerous forms of genetic damage a cell can experience. When both strands of...

Hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common primary cancer of the liver, may have an unexpected vulnerability: copper. A new mini-review published...

Koalas may carry more genetic variation in a crucial first line of immune defence than previously recognised, according to a...

A small molecule with a reputation rooted in sustainable chemistry may be about to acquire a new identity in agriculture....

A scientist who conducted molecular genetics research behind the Iron Curtain, built international collaborations before German reunification, and helped reveal...

The rise of opioid use disorder (OUD) among women of reproductive age is creating an urgent scientific and clinical challenge:...

Extracellular vesicles, or EVs, are tiny membrane-bound particles released by cells into surrounding tissues and body fluids. Although they are...

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...