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A new device for isolating large quantities of old yeast cells expands the experimental boundaries of aging research.

Pain behaviors in a Fabry mouse model are associated with the accumulation of a fat molecule that disrupts sodium ion channels in small fiber neurons.

In Chlamydomonas the different stages of the Calvin-Benson cycle take place in separate locations within the chloroplast.

Aeromonas bacteria living in the gut of zebrafish produce a specific molecule to pacify the immune system of their host.

Susceptibility to uterine fibroids, benign tumors that affect the health of many women, is linked to genes that are responsible for preserving genome integrity and promoting genitourinary development.

Despite employing diverse molecular mechanisms, many different cell signaling systems avoid losing information by transmitting it in a linear manner.

A better understanding of the mechanisms underpinning the growth of mycobacteria could help identify targets for new antibiotics.

The neurotransmitter serotonin helps to co-ordinate the respiratory and cardiovascular responses of newborns to oxygen deprivation.

Elephants and fruit bats have evolved large brains even though they have lost a gene that is fundamental to the supply of energy to the brain when glucose is not available.

Specific pathways in the retina help us see spatial detail in our visual world.