The black widow spider is one of the most feared spider species. Its venom is a cocktail of seven different toxins that ...

MicroRNAs control the activity of many key genes but were unknown before 1993.

Ladybugs are commonly thought to bring good fortunes for those that they land on. There may be some biological basis to this ...

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Bacteria come in a surprising variety of shapes. In addition to rod-shaped representatives such as the widely known model bacterium E. coli, there are numerous curved and even spiral-shaped bacteria.

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research into microRNA.

The molecular mechanism of high-glucose-induced cognitive impairment in diabetes remains unclear. This work demonstrates that ...

Oxytocin, sometimes called the “love hormone,” enhances social bonding and trust. Glutamate promotes neural activation, while ...

When the colony is under attack, older worker ants intentionally trigger a chemical reaction, releasing a highly toxic and ...

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win the Nobel Prize for their discovery of microRNA and its role in regulating gene activity.

Gary Ruvkun, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and an investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital, has ...

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to two American scientists, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, ...