Roksana Riddle and Christopher H. Contag from Michigan State University discuss the concept of endosymbiosis, how it has ...

Swedish researchers have identified genetic variants that increase the risk of atherosclerosis. The aim is for these new findings to enable earlier detection of atherosclerosis and improved treatment ...

The nuclei in our cells are miniature warehouses safeguarding the genetic blueprint for the body's biologic machinery. As ...

A genetic mutation in horses that would typically halt protein production has become a molecular asset. Researchers at Johns ...

Trillions of bacteria occupy human bodies, from head to toe, inside and out, forming a microbiome that is as personal as a ...

How cardiac cell fates are specified during heart development remains elusive. This study identifies a level-dependent role ...

Swedish researchers have identified genetic variants that increase the risk of atherosclerosis. The aim is for these new ...

Drawing on data from the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, Newsweek has created this map to show countries on the Human Rights Watchlist. CIVICUS categorizes civil rights into five distinct levels—open ...

In Olduvai Gorge, archaeologists have discovered a range of bone tools thought to have been made and used by an ancestral human species of hominid called Homo habilis 1.5 million years ago. Known as ...

Scientists found that rapidly evolving DNA regions, known as human accelerated regions (HARs), help human neurons form complex networks, contributing to higher brain function but possibly increasing ...

ABSTRACT: In North Carolina, candida infections are on the rise and pose a significant threat to human health in clinical settings ... only strain present in the clinical isolate. The whole genome ...