Heparan sulfate is increasingly recognized as a key factor in infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is the cause of the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic
Researchers have discovered that the protein SMCHD1 is involved in genomic imprinting, with protein from the mother lingering in an embryo and switching 10 genes off
Industry panel at annual conference discussed learnings from COVID-19, highlighting power of collaboration in an emergency and calling for continued co-operation post-pandemic
The raging megaflood—likely touched off by the heat of a meteoritic impact—set up gigantic ripples that are tell-tale geologic structures familiar to Earth scientists