“This work is really important because the X chromosome has largely been excluded from genetic studies in the past,” said Amy ...

Tucked away on the kitchen countertop sits a bubbling, living goop in a jar. Each day, a mixture of flour and water feeds the ...

Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long ...

Scientists discovered a mechanoreceptor that triggers the distinctive shake-off behavior observed in mice when they become ...

Researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii increased the host cell’s metabolic activity, offering insights into potential ...

We wanted to create a monitoring tool that helps clinicians understand what is going on in the patient at a precise level, ...

Nematodes can sniff out trouble, kicking off a mitochondrial defense in the gut to fend off bacterial invaders.

Dysfunctional neurons in the cerebellum, a brain region that controls motor functions, reduced REM sleep in mice.

The idea that speckles might be storage sites for spliceosomes triggered Guttman to look deeper into how nuclear organization ...

For the past decade, scientists have relied almost exclusively on CRISPR-Cas systems for genome editing. Now, a smaller but ...

New 3D blueprints that highlight tumor complexity reveal several new discoveries, some of which challenge existing theories ...

Shelby is an assistant editor for The Scientist. She earned her PhD from West Virginia University in immunology and ...