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Experiments in yeast show that mutations in a protein that protects humans from the poxvirus tend to keep the protein’s activity and are resilient to mutations in the poxvirus protein it interacts with.

Experiments in Arabidopsis thaliana plants reveal insights into the mutually beneficial relationship between plants and fungi.

A hormone called Bursicon helps the insect pear psylla transition from its summer to its winter form.

Microscopy reveals how a lipid in the cell membrane called PI(4,5)P₂ controls the activity of an important receptor that relays signals in to cells.

A type of bacteria found in the gut helps regulate uric acid levels in the blood of geese and mice.

A new visual task helps dissect the mechanisms underpinning covert attention.

Mathematical modelling shows a possible evolutionary selection pressure on ageing.

Inhibiting calcineurin has diverging impacts on the lifespan and immunity of C. elegans worms due to the enzyme’s role in healthy defecation.