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DNA elements called shadow enhancers make the activation of key genes less susceptible to unexpected changes.

Increased activity in two different sub-types of inhibitory neural circuits gives rise to the intellectual disabilities seen in Down syndrome.

Scientists develop ways to intercept drug resistance in lung cancer cells.

Constant signaling between a protein called EphrinB2 and a receptor known as EphB4 is essential to maintaining the integrity of the lymphatic system.

Growing blood vessels in 3D may help research into the effects of autoimmune diseases.

How can nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria be immune to their own deactivating signals?

The differences between the two versions of the social chromosome of fire ants, which determine whether colonies have one single queen or many, have been explained.

In the parasite Trypanosoma brucei, a unique variation in a channel protein allows antiparasitic drugs to make their way into the cell.