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A fascinating blow-by-blow account of the arms struggle between plants and viral pathogens is revealed in new research.The virus’ eye view of the infected plant has provided answers to a number of key questions that have until now eluded biologists and the breakthrough could lead to more disease resistant plants.

A screening of a microscopic worm's genome has found a pathway that might be a target for spinal cord injury therapies.

Study authors hope the genome will unlock the secrets of the axolotl's amazing regenerative capacity.

The finding could speed up wait times for reconstructive surgery after breast cancer treatment.

A team has uncovered how certain soil microbes cope in a phosphorus-poor environment to survive in a tropical ecosystem. They used deep sequencing, mass spectrometry and metaproteomics to identify more than 7,000 proteins in each sample. Their novel approach could be applied in other ecosystems to study various nutrient limitations and inform agriculture and terrestrial biosphere modeling.

The genome of 154 strains of leprosy have been sequenced, revealing insights into how the bacterium becomes multi-drug resistant.

MIT researchers have developed an artificial synapse made of germanium that can recognize handwriting.

Two baby monkey clones are the first ever to be created using the Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer technique that created Dolly the Sheep in 1996.

The National Institutes of Health today announced an effort to remove barriers to therapeutic gene editing tools.

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research in Cologne have identified a gene that is in charge of the shape of the cell.