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A biochemical pathway that produces fatty acids regulates the ability of mitochondria to generate chemical energy to power biological processes in cells.

Finger-like projections from surrounding cells influence whether dividing stem cells will become egg cells in the C. elegans worm.

Mice with a mutation in the Cdon gene develop holoprosencephaly after being exposed to alcohol in the womb.

Pigs can be genetically modified to be resistant to several harmful viral diseases.

The discovery of two new species of lacewing insects preserved in 165 million-year-old fossils suggests that insects have been able to mimic lichens since the age of dinosaurs.

The different hunting habits of two groups of bonobos could be an indication of cultural diversity.

An enzyme called KATANIN helps pollen deliver sperm to egg cells inside the flowers of Arabidopsis thaliana.

Brain imaging reveals how people who struggle to perceive pitch are nevertheless able to understand speech.