One-quarter of the Chondrichthyes have an elevated risk of extinction, mainly as a result of overfishing.

In Thermoplasma acidophilum, an archaeon without histones, a DNA-binding protein acquired from bacteria via horizontal gene transfer mediates histone-like chromatin architecture.

Single-molecule experiments reveal the dynamics of transcription through a nucleosome with single-base-pair accuracy.

Worms with increased levels of the epigenetic mark H3K9me2 have a longer lifespan that can be passed down to future generations.

An analysis of more than 70,000 journal articles, including 5405 that were first released as a preprint on bioRxiv, shows that articles with a preprint received 49% more attention and 36% more citations than articles without one.

IQ scores are correlated with the morphology and activity of certain neurons in the human temporal cortex.

The gene regulation mechanisms necessary for the development of complex multicellular animals have been found in sponges.

Research in molecular ecology and evolution is increasingly utilizing the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, placing a spotlight on its natural history.

As new technology makes it possible to perform experiments that were unimaginable a decade ago, Eve Marder argues that we can still learn from the past.