Ratios of mRNA transcript abundance between sample types are measures of biological activity. These measurements of differential gene expression are important to underpin new biological hypotheses and ...

Thirty years ago the world's longest running evolution experiment began when scientist Richard Lenski seeded 12 identical flasks with E. coli bacteria. Every subsequent day someone in the lab has ...

Scientists observe a visible time crystal for the first time, revealing a phase of matter that repeats patterns through time.

In a typical experiment, the effect of different conditions on a biological system is compared. Experimental design is used to identify data-collection schemes that achieve sensitivity and specificity ...

A CHINESE lab at the centre of the storm over the origins of Covid is planning “ominous” new bat experiments, scientists have warned. Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have found a new ...