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According to research, there is a direct link between plant fatty acid metabolism using acyl carrier proteins and immunity.

214,000 microbiome samples from soil, animals and humans from around the world have been analyzed to create a catalog of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The largest-ever genome-wide association study has identified 12,111 genetic variants that provide a powerful predictor for height.

Researchers have decoded the genome of one of only two remaining giant tortoise species worldwide, Aldabrachelys gigantea.

Researchers have identified a new species of bacteria with unique multicellular characteristics that may provide insight into how multicellularity arises.

The amazing survival strategies of polar marine creatures might help to explain how the first animals on Earth could have evolved earlier than the oldest fossils suggest according to new research.

Scientists have engineered duckweed to accumulate oil to nearly 10% of its biomass, which can be harvested to produce biofuels.

Researchers from the University of Granada have captured micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) images of an undescribed insect trapped in amber for over 35 million years, allowing researchers to identify its species.

A new study provides the best evidence to date that scientists overall are most innovative and creative early in their careers.

A non-classic genetic risk factor in the form of a microRNA molecule has been identified for hereditary obesity.