Gene that helps race horses manage BP could help human athletes, too

Humans have entertained themselves with horse racing for hundreds of years. Even so, who would have ...

Scientists found a bacteria tricked a wasp to get rid of its males

A hundred years ago, two American researchers named Marshall Hertig and Simeon Burt Wolbach discover...

Study finds gene mutation that turns familiar faces into strangers

A simple joy, often taken for granted, is to unexpectedly run into a friend or a relative at a train...

‘Green-beard’ genes could explain how altruism arose in nature

Altruism is widespread in nature. Worker honey bees devote their entire life to foraging and caring ...

How an altered protein and fussy neurons conspire to cause microcephaly

Microcephaly is a condition in which a baby’s head is much smaller than normal. Most children with m...

This worm develops food habits and its offspring ‘inherit’ them

Researchers fondly call the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans “the worm” because of its widespread us...