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A study of almost 800 Arabidopsis thaliana plants from across Europe reveals how the environment and evolutionary pressures shape their metabolites.

Heart attacks have a ripple effect on how other organs exchange biomolecules that help the heart respond to injury.

When a yeast cell runs out of fuel, it can increase the flux through a central metabolic pathway by simply changing the location of an enzyme.

High-resolution imaging techniques reveal new insights into the actions of the retrovirus HIV-1 inside host cells.

Spliced peptides present on tumor cells can help to mount an immune response, but algorithms offer limited help in predicting which ones actually exist and perform this role in vivo.

Experiments in C. elegans reveal new insights into how the ANC-1 protein helps to anchor the nucleus and other organelles in place.

When culturing SARS-CoV-2 in the laboratory it is vital to avoid deletions in the gene for the spike protein that could affect the interpretation of experiments.

What level of Ras genes activity leads to the development of cancer?

Langerhans-like cells located in the dermis can travel to lymph nodes where they modulate immune responses.

In a population of wild baboons, a new way to assess biological age reveals a surprising effect of social hierarchy.