A unifying theory describing how bacteria spread in the form of swarms and biofilms adds to our understanding of the behaviour of microbial communities.
Studies suggest that fruit flies which have co-evolved with viruses have greater genetic variation underlying their susceptibility to future infections.
New study suggests administering antimalarial drugs to entire populations could help reduce infection so even untreated individuals are protected, but more must be done to ensure sufficient take up.
New studies suggest combining data around parasite genetics and human movement can improve malaria transmission mapping, and help with efforts to eliminate the disease in Southern Africa, Bangladesh and other areas.
A new study reveals how two types of stem cells in medaka fish work together during eye development, and suggests a similar strategy could exist in the organs of other animals and plants.
Inhibition of a protein called Werner syndrome helicase could be a novel treatment strategy for cancer patients with microsatellite instability-high tumors.
A mathematical model that uses heel pinprick or cord blood samples from newborns could accurately estimate gestational age in low-resource settings where ultrasound is not available.
