F rom fruit flies that survive a mere two weeks to the giant tortoises of the tropics that can live for nearly 200 years, ...

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With the rise of insecticide resistance, researchers crafted a novel probe that selectively targets mosquito larvae’s weak ...

For years, neuroscience research overlooked female subjects, creating a significant bias. Today, researchers actively rebalance the scales with more inclusive and diverse studies. The Dynamic Lives of ...

As the famed British naturalist David Attenborough noted, “In our hands now lies not only our own future but that of all ...

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In the middle of the 20th century, science disciplines collided and set the stage for a technology that changed cell research ...

Cells send electrical impulses throughout the body, but electrophysiologists struggled to tune into these signals until the ...

Two studies tapped into the brain circuitry that allows fruit flies to navigate, offering clues to key principles that may ...

Clusters of epithelial cells migrate at different speeds depending on their layout, with single-file assemblies making the ...