Biology
Antisense transcription uncovers disease-linked adaptations in the human gut microbiome
A hidden layer of microbial activity in the human gut may help explain how bacterial communities adapt to inflammation, according...
New Thai mountain dragon lizard named after House of the Dragon’s Syrax
Scientists have identified a new species of mountain horned dragon in the high-elevation forests of western Thailand, and its name...
How Dogs Evolved Worldwide to Mirror the Traits of Their Human Companions
Dogs have been living alongside humans for thousands of years, but new archaeological, genetic and ethnographic evidence suggests that their...
New wheat gene Sdd1 offers resource for improving plant architecture
The genetic architecture of wheat may be more flexible than previously thought. Researchers from China Agricultural University and the Chinese...
C/EBPγ Links Cancer Plasticity, DNA Repair, and Therapy Resistance in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Lung adenocarcinoma cells may become more invasive and more difficult to eliminate because of a single transcription factor that links...
Antenna-like cell structure helps turtles sense warmth that determines sex
AMES, Iowa—A tiny, antenna-like structure found on many animal cells may help explain how turtle embryos sense the warmth that...
USC Launches Center Investigating Sex Differences in Aging
Women live longer than men in almost every country, yet they are more likely to spend later life with disability,...
Mosquitoes target specific blood types—and yours may not be among them
Mosquitoes do not appear to share a universal preference for human beings, according to a new study from Florida International...
Eli Lilly’s Ruth Gimeno to present at 13th ARDD meeting in Boston
BOSTON, MA — August 7, 2026 — The science of aging is entering a new phase, and one of the...
Eli Lilly’s Kevin Duffin to Present at 13th ARDD Meeting in Boston
BOSTON, Massachusetts — August 7, 2026 — Kevin Duffin, vice president of Aging Research at Eli Lilly, will be a...
Maize sugar transporters control pollen wall formation and male fertility, researchers find
Maize breeders may have gained a powerful new genetic tool after researchers identified two sugar transporters that are essential for...
PRDM16 Guides Human Heart Cells From Growth Toward Functional Maturity
PRDM16 May Hold the Key to Making Human Heart Cells Both Grow and Mature A developmental protein called PRDM16 may...
Scientists uncover new vulnerability in acute myeloid leukemia
HOUSTON—Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have identified a previously unrecognized weakness in acute myeloid leukemia (AML),...
Complete Songbird Genome Uncovers Hidden Biological Insights
The zebra finch, a small songbird famous for its elaborate vocal repertoire, has become the first bird species to receive...
Butterfly Lilies Take Flight Into Scientific Research
A genetic switch that determines whether butterfly lily flowers develop as mirror-image left- or right-handed forms has been identified for...
Sugary diets may have shaped early human evolution
The human brain may owe its extraordinary expansion not only to meat and other animal foods, but also to the...
Visual reliance drove diverse brain evolution among primates
A new study is challenging one of the most persistent assumptions about the evolution of the primate brain: that our...
Gut Cell Turnover Depends on Nutrient Quantity, Not Quality, Study Finds
RIKEN researchers in Japan have uncovered an unexpected way that fruit-fly gut cells respond to nutrition: they appear to sense...
RNA Modification Sheds New Light on Environment-Linked Neurodegeneration
A molecular switch hidden in RNA is emerging as a crucial link between environmental pollution, brain development and neurodegenerative disease,...
New Platform Accelerates Bacterial Gene Mapping for Improved Biotechnology Design
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a platform that could transform the way...