Functionally rich crop rotations increase calorie and macronutrient outputs across Europe

A new vaccine model "reprograms" the immune system to target stable parts of the flu virus that don't change, rather than focusing on parts it simply remembers

A manually curated gene–phenotype catalogue for progeroid syndromes and premature aging

These mysterious neurons in your heart save you from fainting every time you stand

Association of epigenetic age acceleration with MRI biomarkers of aging and Alzheimer’s disease neurodegeneration

Even brief exposure to insecticide used in vaporizing commercial mosquito repellents can significantly impair bumblebees’ ability to find their way back to the nest

Socioeconomic Consequences of Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Longitudinal Twin Study

Scientists find a new way coronaviruses can get into human cells: « We found a new coronavirus receptor in human cells ahead of any virus spillover into the human population

Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder traits, societal exclusion and midlife psychological distress

New research links meaning in life to lower depression rates

Male octopuses use a specialised arm to place a package of sperm inside the female

Arbitrium phages can manipulate each other’s lysis/lysogeny decisions

Newly discovered bacterial defense system challenges genetic code's central dogma: Stanford University team describes a bacterial enzyme that synthesizes DNA without a nucleic acid template…

One-of-a-kind experiment tracked plant evolution in response to climate change at 30 sites worldwide

Leafy vegetables identified as potential metal mining tools: Certain plants are 'hyperaccumulators' that can extract toxic yet valuable metals from contaminated soils through their roots and shoots, in a way that could be ideal for metallurgical extraction and re-use in technologies.

A Skoltech scientist has raised the world’s only isotope-labeled guinea pig to track metabolism

The influenza D virus detected in animals in 2011 made copies of itself in human cells & lung tissue in a new study, also showing its replication capacity is similar to seasonal flu viruses

Machine learning model Defense Predictor identifies previously unknown prokaryotic immune systems in bacterial genomes

New review describes how gut microbiota may be a causal factor in eating disorders, contributing to food choices and overall feeding behavior -- particularly related to Western diets

Flight Path Data Shows How Mosquitoes Target Humans | Predicting mosquito flight behavior using Bayesian dynamical systems learning

A new open-source Python image analysis tool helps researchers track fungal growth and better understand what makes fungi grow and how to prevent growth of pathogenic ones

How many people here have heard of the work of Michael Levin

A worm buried itself in the seafloor 600 million years ago, lost its eyes, and that's why you can see right now

Engineered immunosuppressive dendritic cells protect against cardiac remodelling

Molchanica: Structural biology for Rust

OpenAI Starts Offering a Biology-Tuned LLM

Glyphosate: A common weedkiller may induce anxiety by disrupting gut bacteria

Fermented foods shaped human biology

A new study provides the first scientific evidence that two species of ticks, lone star and Gulf Coast ticks, can live at least one week, and up to about three weeks…

Sperm in space are likely to get disoriented and lost while struggling to find their way to an egg, a new study has found

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