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Many cell- and neurodegenerative diseases are linked to the formation of toxic protein aggregates. Researchers have developed “mini-proteins” that are able to bind the proteins that form amyloids and prevent their aggregation into cytotoxic amyloids.

Researchers have constructed a high-quality, chromosome-scale genome of pearl oysters, which they hope can be used to find resilient strains.

Scientists have successfully bioengineered an important protein in plants to increase the yield of oil from their fruits and seeds – a holy grail for the global agri-food industry.

Plants have been shown to secrete chemicals around their roots to influence the root microbiome and protect themselves from parasites.

Researchers have uncovered why some strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis spread beyond the lungs to the bone.

A new study has found that the X chromosome, of which one copy is typically inactivated in XX female cells, can also be inactivated in some male cancers.

Watermelon seeds from the Neolithic era have been sequenced, enabling researchers to track how watermelons were domesticated into the fruit we know today.

Researchers have identified a homolog of the human protein Nucleolin, which is associated with neurodegenerative disease and cancer, in C. elegans.

Researchers have examined the underlying mechanism and decoded the driving force behind the uncontrolled production of the immune system's alarm messenger, interferon, in autoimmune disease.

According to a study, two weeks of eating a tomato-heavy diet increased the diversity of gut microbes and altered gut bacteria toward a more favorable profile in young pigs.