When two organisms live together so closely that they merge into a functional unit, this is known as symbiosis. In the "1+1=1" project, an international, interdisciplinary research team is ...

While iron and calcium are the metals that get the most attention, zinc is also important for human health and function.

A discovery by scientists at Scripps Research and the Georgia Institute of Technology could shed light on the evolution of ...

Eukaryogenesis occurred suddenly, driven by the growing length of genes and the limitations on producing longer proteins. An ...

By creating a more true-to-life representation of DNA's environment, researchers at Northwestern University have discovered ...

The unusual molecular makeup of Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, may hold clues for understanding and treating the tick-borne disease.

When Treg cells are produced, they are trained to recognize specific peptides, including self-peptides from the body. When dendritic cells present a self-peptide, the peacekeeper Treg cells trained to ...

Life depends on genes being switched on and off at exactly the right time. Even the simplest living organisms do this, but usually over short distances across the DNA sequence, with the on/off switch ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

University Medical Center of El Paso is pioneering by having a mobile stroke unit, the first of its kind in the region, ...