One whole endogenous retrovirus genome–and bits of 17 others–were spotted in a study of 2,500 human genomes

New national study refutes damaging stereotype

Eggs aren’t just great for Easter, they’re awesome for science as well! Here are a few recent areas of research where eggs have made a splash.

Berkeley Lab scientists make major advance in understanding a basic process of life

Rice team's mobile container can sterilize surgical instruments in low-resource settings

A team of Stanford Bio-X scientists developed the first technique for viewing cells and tissues in three dimensions under the skin

What makes peanut allergies so lethal, and why is the number of peanut-allergy sufferers on the rise?

Liver cancer is one of the most difficult-to-treat cancers, with few useful surgical or therapeutic options

Study sheds light on the “proprioception” of yeast—the manner in which an organism understands its spatial orientation

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a previously unknown weakness; an "Achilles heel", of bacteria. Their discovery may be the first step in developing an entirely novel form of antibiotics

Substantial amounts of Neandertal and Denisovan DNA can now be robustly identified in the genomes of present-day Melanesians

Findings allow scientists to study neural stem cells' behavior without harming them