During California’s worst dry spell in the past 1,200 years, some populations of wildflowers defied the odds to survive the ordeal

The types of fats we consume directly impacts the survival and strength of the body’s immune cells and ability to fight disease: diet with a lower ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids to monounsaturated fatty acids makes T cells much more resilient and resistant to cell death

"Scientists discovered that mosquitoes dont just rely on their brains to stop biting,their butt plays a key role too".If researchers can hack this full signal in mosquitoes,we could stop them from biting before they even start feeding and help slow the spread of diseases like Malaria and Dengue.

A comprehensive survey reveals high viral diversity and novel infections in pea and broad bean crops in Yunnan Province, China

Is hopping into computational biology a good idea now or ai has eaten that too??

Sperm swim more quickly in summer, study finds

The lanternfly invasion that swarms US cities every summer began with just one accidental introduction 10 years ago

Dogs act like toddlers when you need help - but cats just watch

Urine tests confirm alcohol consumption in wild African chimps

Researchers found a strain of bacteria buried under 5000 years of cave ice that is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics

Loss of CTLH component MAEA impairs DNA repair and replication and leads to developmental delay | EMBO Molecular Medicine

Depression itself may not directly speed up biological aging

The 'Swiss 100' study has identified 37 proteins in centenarians' blood whose profile appears linked to slower ageing

Causal effects of inflammation on long-term mortality: A mendelian randomization study

Scientists’ chemical breakthrough sheds light on origins of life - A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strand

Poxvirus attack of antiviral defense pathways unleashes an effector-triggered NF-κB response - Science

Giant DNA viruses encode a hallmark translation initiation complex of eukaryotic life

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown enzyme that plays a crucial role in fat production

Scientists have engineered yeast to produce the active ingredients of traditional herbal medicine ashwagandha, potentially reducing the need to grow and cultivate the whole shrub.

Tired of slow Python biology tools, so I wrote the first pure-Rust macromolecule modeling engine. Processes 3M atoms in ~600ms.

A new study suggests aerobic respiration began hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought, some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphere

Cells’ Systems Cooperate to Form ‘Scaffolding’ During Egg Development

Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds

Deep-sea fish discovered to have novel visual system | Deep-sea fish reveal an alternative developmental trajectory for vertebrate vision

Population genomic signatures of founding events in autonomously self-fertilizing plants: a test with Impatiens capensis

Forests glow under UV light, and deer can see it

[Health / Medicine] Chronic insomnia linked to 12% of dementia cases, identifying late-60s as a critical window for intervention

Immune cells could be protected from ‘exhaustion’ by flipping genetic switches

Researchers testing microplastic pollution in experimental ponds found standard polyurethane consistently induces harmful algae blooms, whereas biodegradable bioplastics caused significantly fewer disruptions

Scientists find a new potential treatment for Alzheimer’s using a formerly discovered blood cancer treatment.

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