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Changing the movement of single immune cells affects the body’s ability to scan for signs of infection.

A new study provides insight into how the complicated structure of the inner retina is established during development.

A protein called Mindbomb1 controls cell movements essential for zebrafish development by regulating a key signaling pathway.

A new study explores the requirements for RNA to replicate other RNAs.

What brain mechanisms underpin mind-wandering?

Blood samples from children help to pinpoint the relationship between DNA methylation and gene activity.

A new fossil sheds light on the evolution of armoured dinosaurs.

Infection and stress conditions cause the protein TIR-1 to aggregate, which activates immune defences in roundworms.