Examining the advantages of saliva samples for genomics and microbiome researchers as a source of total nucleic acids.

David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper share this year’s Chemistry award for their research on protein design and ...

Initially mistaken for neutrophils, a population of atypical macrophages appears in the lungs after severe viral infection, ...

Popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are used to treat obesity and diabetes. Now, researchers found that these drugs also ...

Stella Zawistowski is one of the fastest crossword solvers in America, with multiple top-ten finishes at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and a New York Times: Sunday personal record of ...

Laura is an assistant editor for The Scientist. She earned her PhD in biomedical sciences from Rush University by studying how circadian rhythms and alcohol affect the gut.

ABOVE: Researchers have identified a nitrogen-fixing organelle known as a nitroplast. Here, it is seen at the opposite end of ...

A new database with more than 2,500 food metagenomes gives scientists a glimpse into the microbial diversity of the human ...

A scientist’s quest for microbes that produce purple pigments led her to the vibrant world of natural dyes, where biology and ...

This partnership is poised to revolutionize clinical insights and decision-making for the pharma industry with the aim of ...

Proteins that trigger cell senescence occupy much of the literature on aging, but a small RNA moves into the limelight.

Fruit flies with gut tumors showed an increased preference for a bitter antitumor compound compared to healthy flies, ...