The new findings could explain biodiversity hotspots in tectonically quiet regions.

A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin.

With the new method, scientists can explore many cancer mutations whose roles are unknown, helping them develop new drugs that target those mutations.

MIT engineers’ new technique analyzes the 3D organization of the genome at a resolution 100 times higher than before.

Using this approach, researchers hope to deliver therapeutic RNA molecules selectively to cancer cells or other target cells.

“Single-cell profiling” is helping neuroscientists see how disease affects major brain cell types and identify common, potentially targetable pathways.

Prochlorococcus, the world’s most abundant photosynthetic organism, reveals a gene-transfer mechanism that may be key to its abundance and diversity.

Known as PASTE, the technique holds potential for treating a variety of diseases caused by faulty genes.

In people carrying APOE4, a key brain cell mismanages cholesterol needed to insulate neurons properly — another sign APOE4 contributes to disease by disrupting brain lipids.

Researchers harness new pooled, image-based screening method to probe the functions of over 5,000 essential genes in human cells.