Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

Soil bacteria make cocktails of molecules that synergistically inhibit the growth of microbial pathogens — suggesting a ...

Tiny fossil teeth from Alaska are changing how scientists view mammal life and migration in the ancient Arctic.

Exceptionally preserved fossils from China reveal that bryozoans were already thriving during the Cambrian explosion.

Cancer cells are cells gone wrong — in other words, they no longer respond to many of the signals that control cellular growth and death. Cancer cells originate within tissues and, as they grow and ...

Rapid and accurate detection of pathogenic microorganisms is the key to clinical diagnosis and treatment as well as public health prevention and control. As a representative of the third-generation ...

Antimicrobial resistance has become a global health concern. It has been predicted that antimicrobial-resistant pathogens will cause 10 million deaths worldwide by the year 2050. In recent decades, ...