Genetic study takes research on sex differences to new heights
Differences in male and female gene expression, including those contributing to height differences, found throughout the body in humans and other mammals.
Differences in male and female gene expression, including those contributing to height differences, found throughout the body in humans and other mammals.
Professor Otto Cordero and colleagues ask: Can microbiome engineering make the Galapagos marine iguana more resilient to climate change?
Study finds that competition between bacterial species can be upended when conditions deteriorate.
Study finds shallow bodies of water were probably more suitable for Earth’s first life forms.
Researchers are developing a so-called "daisy-chain" gene-drive system that provides controls for genetic engineering of certain populations.
Results show bacterial genomes provide “shadow history” of animal evolution.
Whitehead Institute and MIT researchers uncover the detailed molecular structure of the sporopollenin polymer, an inert material key for the emergence of land plants.
New research finds a unique component of cell membranes in an archaea species conveys protection against acidic surroundings.
Simons Foundation-backed CBIOMES brings together researchers in oceanography, statistics, data science, ecology, biogeochemistry, and remote sensing.
MIT professor sees many “big, deep questions in biology” that benefit from study by both physicists and life scientists.
Network tracks the evolution of microbial communities in sourdough starter mixtures shared around the world.
Scientists conclude methane-producing microbes date back 3.5 billion years, supporting the hypothesis that they could have contributed to early global warming.
New discovery suggests that all life may share a common design principle.
The unusual characteristics of these abundant, bacteria-killing viruses could lead to evolutionary insights.
Influenza viruses can hijack host cellular machinery to help mutated viral proteins fold and function.