Microbiology/Genetics  

Scientists find a significant genetic difference between mice and humans

A startling revelation about the number of different kinds of bacteria in the deep-sea raises fundamental new questions about microbial life and evolution in the oceans

How the replisome works

Researchers study transgender plants and fish

Landmark research shows genetic link to community makeup and ecosystem evolution

New clues about how memory works

How a gene from one parent can turn off a gene from the other parent

Researchers find link between cell's energy use and genome health

Cornell researchers have found that a deadly fish virus detected in the northeastern United States for the first time in June in two species has probably spread to at least two more

A discovery that may aid scientists in the future in understanding the mechanisms underlying many diseases

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Researchers study the brain's primary immune cell

The findings have potential implications for both ecology and drug production

The mechanism of cell division was conserved through evolution

A protein complex that untangles DNA

Researchers try to combine newly discovered chemical reactions to form an important complex molecule

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