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Researchers at the University of Basel have demonstrated how bacteria coordinate cell division with the replication of their genetic material. In an interdisciplinary study they explain why the current concept of the bacterial cell cycle has to be rewritten.

HIV patients can lose immunity to smallpox even if vaccinated against the disease as children and have had antiretroviral therapy, according to a new study.

Researchers have uncovered why bears' muscles remain unharmed during hibernation, which could provide clues to preventing muscle atrophy in humans.

Seed germination is controlled by several plant hormones, but not much was known about the processes that need to take place to allow the hormones to function... until now.

Researchers have developed a completely new type of laser measurement system for analyzing the molecular composition in biological systems. It can detect the smallest changes in the molecular composition of organisms.

Early modern humans cooked starchy food in South Africa 170,000 years ago, according to recent cave discoveries. The discovery also points to food being shared and the use of wooden digging sticks to extract the plants from the ground.

Researchers have shown that changing the dose and route of administration greatly increases the ability of the TB vaccine to protect rhesus macaques from infection.

A team from the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute has developed a diagnostic assay to identify cells resistant to leukemia treatment.

A study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings provides new evidence of an association between cardiorespiratory fitness and brain health, particularly in gray matter and total brain volume -- regions of the brain involved with cognitive decline and aging.

This study will be attractive for patients, as anxiety or depression is a common problem in epilepsy.