News

All chlamydiae today live inside the cells of hosts, but scientists have found that, while the ancestor of chlamydiae likely already lived inside host cells, chlamydiae infecting amoeba evolved later in ways unexpected for intracellular bacteria.

A new study suggests that the information learned while sleep deprived is not necessarily lost, it is just difficult to recall.

A new study identifies the genetic underpinnings for why broccoli heads become abnormal when it’s hot, providing insight into effects of climate-induced warming for all crops and pointing the way for breeding heat-resistant new varieties.

Lizards living in different cities share genomic markers that differ from lizards living in neighboring forests, according to new research from New York University.

A survey of US consumers has shown that most people care more about the taste and appearance of grapes than how they are bred.

Research has shown that a complex of two protein variants plays a significant role in toxoplasmosis infection, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which can infest any warm-blooded animal.

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have created a unique and detailed molecular profile of endometriosis to help improve therapeutic options for the millions of women suffering from the disease.

Research has revealed for the first time the structural basis of DNA polymerase theta-mediated microhomology-mediated end joining, in which hanging single-stranded ends are bridged and DNA synthesis is catalyzed across a double-strand break.

A new method that uses DNA mutations can be used to determine the average age of conception for men and women across the past 250,000 years.

Using an approach that simultaneously modifies multiple sites in fungal genomes, scientists coax fungi into revealing their best-kept secrets, ramping up the pace of new drug discovery.