In the Sports Gene, David Epstein explores that thorny subject, the nature v nurture debate – and looks at what
Live chat: David Epstein, author of The Sports Gene
Zika virus strips immune cells of their identity: New lab technique for separating infected and uninfected cells helps reveal how Zika virus manipulates the human immune system
Macrophages are immune cells that are supposed to protect the body from infection by viruses and bacteria. Yet Zika virus
Father’s genes can impact motherly love
A father’s genes are no longer thought to just provide a blueprint for the growth and development of their offspring.
Placenta barrier-on-a-chip could lead to better understanding of premature births
More than one in 10 babies worldwide are born prematurely, according to the World Health Organization. Now scientists report in
Parental chromosomes kept apart during embryo’s first division: Scientists show that mammalian life begins differently than we thought
It was long thought that during an embryo’s first cell division, one spindle is responsible for segregating the embryo’s chromosomes
Mutation and 3D modeling reveal new structure to cell division process
Cell division is one of the most fundamental processes of biology. It’s what allows all living things to grow, multiply
Not junk: ‘Jumping gene’ is critical for early embryo: Gene that makes up a fifth of the human genome is not a parasite, but key to the first stages of embryonic development
A so-called “jumping gene” that researchers long considered either genetic junk or a pernicious parasite is actually a critical regulator
Fetal T cells are first responders to infection in adults
Cornell University researchers have discovered there is a division of labor among immune cells that fight invading pathogens in the
Scientists have captured the elusive cell that can regenerate an entire flatworm
Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have captured the one cell that is capable of regenerating an entire
Improved ape genome assemblies provide new insights into human evolution: Better understanding of genetic influences on primate and human brain differences was also gained through comparative organoid models
New, higher-quality assemblies of great ape genomes have now been generated without the guidance of the human reference genome. The