Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

For decades, scientists have believed that complex life began when two very different microbes joined forces, eventually ...

Centromeres play virtually the same central role across the entire tree of life: They ensure the faithful segregation of ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers are exploring how brains learn, adapt, and improve, which could help us better understand and address neurological conditions.

When HHMI Investigator Amita Sehgal started studying sleep 25 years ago, the topic elicited a yawn from most biologists. "In ...