Plant scientists discover a new epigenetic mechanism that contributes to plants' decision to flower

New procedure allows scientists to turn kinases on, and then off—providing a powerful tool for studying the effects of kinases as they actually work in the body

Two new studies provide an unprecedented look into the genome, transcriptome, and proteome of the river blindness parasite and its bacterial endosymbiont, Wolbachia

Researchers have uncovered powerful light-harvesting secrets of photosynthetic cryptophyte algae

“This research provides insight into the mechanisms of early cancer spread and may shed light into unexplained phenomena—among them, why as many as five percent of cancer patients worldwide have cancer metastases but no original tumor"

The unique marine life was discovered around hydrothermal vents at a place called Longqi, 2000 kilometres southeast of Madagascar

Two studies from Harvard T.H. Chan School researchers take a look at quirky topics in The BMJ's annual Christmas edition

While there are many advantages to automating certain workflows in the lab, a lot of thought must be put into when and where automation can be best used

The new study shows that siblings with ASD had much higher levels of damaging mutations in essential genes compared to their non-affected siblings

"Our new method enables us to take cells that cannot be anchored on surfaces and then use an optical trap to study them at a very high resolution."

Gene expression pinpoints multiple anomalies likely to lead to pregnancy failure for clones

Researchers offer a neurobiological answer to the long-standing question of how the brain produces such variable estimates of time