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An international team under the leadership of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has intensively studied the unique male pregnancy in 12 species of pipefishes and seahorses.

A newly developed comprehensive molecular profile or “atlas” of the toxic immune cells that damage the brain could be used to guide multiple sclerosis research and treatment.

Using a chemical genomics approach, researchers have identified a drug that rescues winter depression-like behavior in medaka fish.

Two studies mark an early step in a UB biologist’s quest to understand how foxgloves make medicinal compounds.

New data from a research study by Monash University researchers in Australia raises significant concerns that even short-term exposure to low level air pollution can affect gene expression, leaving us at risk of other diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

Improper removal of faulty brain cells during neurodevelopment may cause lifelong behavioral issues, according to researchers.

Scientists describe a more efficient way to sequence individual cells and visualize the massive amount of data that ensues.

A team of scientists from Rothamsted Research have successfully adapted genetic techniques developed for crop improvement to be used in weeds – allowing them, for the first time, to directly study the genetics responsible for herbicide resistance.

The seeds of neuropsychiatric illnesses and conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia may be sown during early prenatal development.

A selective mating experiment by a curious butterfly breeder has guided researchers to a deeper understanding of how butterfly wing color is created and evolves.