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Analyzing bacterial genetic information using AI-based tools combined with modern sequencing technologies outperforms more traditional approaches.

A shared set of old, deeply conserved genes presides over the development of sperm cells in humans, mice and fruit flies.

Fossils of early seeds from China shed new light on how some seeds evolved wings that help them disperse in the wind.

Artificial sweeteners and sugars cause the blood vessels of zebrafish to undergo similar changes which may contribute to heart disease and diabetes.

Cells keep tabs on RNA production in the nucleus to control the levels of RNA degradation in the cytoplasm.

Experiments in chickens and miiuy croaker fish reveal how the immune system and certain viruses are evolving new ways to outsmart each other.

A new mathematical method for describing the shape of the cortex suggests that the brains of different primates are folded in a similar way.

Terahertz radiations delivered in a specific brain region can help reduce nerve activity and lessen chronic pain in mice.