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A team of researchers has identified the genes responsible for the spiraling conical structures that comprise the Romanesco cauliflower, and have replicated these patterns in a small flowering plant called Arabidopsis thaliana.

According to research, COVID-19 variants may be more adept at breaking into and infecting human cells.

Newborns at risk for Type 1 diabetes because they were given antibiotics may have their gut microorganisms restored with a maternal fecal transplant.

In the largest study of its kind, an investigation by UC San Francisco has found no evidence that moderate coffee consumption can cause cardiac arrhythmia.

Every spring, the Daylight Saving Time shift robs people of an hour of sleep. A new study shows that DNA plays a role in how much the "spring forward" time change affects individuals.

Decreasing bacterial acidity could help reduce antimicrobial resistance by eliminating bacteria that can survive being treated with antibiotics.

Research into cell competition has revealed the features that can pre-determine whether a cell will survive or not and that defects in energy production are critical in making cells vulnerable to elimination.

Changes in marine nutrients seem like an expected consequence of increased ocean temperatures due to global warming. However, new research suggests that processes below the ocean surface may be controlling what is happening above.

Scientists have uncovered a way of “fine-tuning” the body’s immune response to viral infections at the level of individual T-cells.

Researchers have found that tomato fruits inform the rest of the plant when they are being eaten by insects, by triggering defensive electrical signals.