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Like humans, mice live in complex social groups, fight over territory and mates, and learn when it is safer to avoid certain opponents. The brain signals that teach mice to avoid bullies have been revealed in new research.

Researchers have "hacked" DNA to develop self-assembling metallic and semiconductor 3D nanostructures, the building blocks for next-generation materials.

Researchers discovered the genetic material of the pathogen Treponema pallidum in the bones of people who died in Brazil 2,000 years ago. This is the oldest verified discovery of this pathogen thus far.

A promising new immunological pathway that could be used to treat breast cancer that has metastasized to bone has been identified.

An immune component of breast milk known as the complement system shapes the gut environment of infant mice in ways that make them less susceptible to certain disease-causing bacteria, according to a study.

A team in Cornell Engineering created a new lithium battery that can charge in under five minutes – faster than any such battery on the market – while maintaining stable performance over extended cycles of charging and discharging.

Researchers have developed a strain of bacteria that doesn't just digest plastic but also converts it to biodegradable spider silk – "nature's Kevlar" that has multiple uses.

Senescent cells accumulate as we age. CAR T cells can be programmed to seek them out and destroy them. The image above shows healthy pancreatic tissue samples from an old mouse treated with CAR T cells as a young pup.

After analyzing DNA remnants preserved in ancient human coprolites (fossilized feces), the researchers discovered that many of the long-dead bacteria and viruses found in the feces were the same species thriving in present-day Japanese guts.

A new Cell Reports paper from Bing Yao’s lab in Emory’s Department of Human Genetics provides insights into mechanisms underlying several neurodegenerative diseases, such as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and Alzheimer’s.