Bacteria, acids, and enzymes in ants can kickstart the fermentation process that turns milk into yogurt, say researchers who add ants to their yogurt making recipe.

Newly developed assay rapidly measures interactions between tiny particles in the bloodstream

‘Google for DNA’ brings order to biology’s big data

Scientists have identified a single gene that gives rise to a rare form of diabetes, unique to newborn babies

Sexual selection drives sex difference in adult life expectancy across mammals and birds

Knocking out a gene doesn’t always rob the target cells of their mRNA and protein

Researchers discovered that wild Pacific white-sided dolphins host a surprisingly diverse community of potentially cross-species pathogens, revealing how even common marine mammals can play an important role in understanding ocean and public health connections.

Doctors in China say they transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a 71-year-old man who lived 171 days after the procedure, and 38 of those days were with the pig organ in place – a first to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Scientists found out which of the lipids and metabolites in the dead brain stick around for as much as 48 hours

The production of ‘food boluses’ by Antarctic krill and implications for organic matter transport