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The toxins that some bacteria secrete to kill off rival species can also generate mutations that help toxin-resistant populations adapt to new environments.

Experiments on yeast cells that are hosts to a killer virus confirm that natural selection can sometimes reduce fitness.

Integrating the analysis of molecular data from different sources may improve our understanding of the effects of biological aging.

A new imaging approach can distinguish between cells destined to stop proliferating and those committed to re-entering the cell cycle in live animals.

Three rules govern the connectivity between neurons in the thalamus and inhibitory neurons in the visual cortex of rabbits.

Zebrafish larvae models can be used to study the link between seizures and the neurodegeneration that follows brain trauma.

Enhanced levels of dietary magnesium improve long-term memory in fruit flies.

Computer simulations show how low-intensity illumination can be used to terminate cardiac arrhythmias.

A combination of X-ray crystallography, NMR, and mass spectrometry has revealed how diverse small-molecule inhibitors bind Bruton’s tyrosine kinase and alter the conformation of this enzyme.

Osteocalcin is a bone matrix protein that acts like a hormone when it reaches the blood, and has different effects in mice and humans.