A new study by Vanderbilt investigators has uncovered a previously unknown biological mechanism: how tissues detect and ...

Experiments in fruit fly larvae show that epidermal cells can communicate with sensory neurons to drive responses to pain.

Some genes just don’t play fair. Researchers have uncovered a ‘selfish’ X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea ...

Ever since the HBO series “The Last of Us” hit screens in 2023, people have grilled Danielle Stevenson with their fears over a mushroom-induced dystopia. On the show, a fungus mutates and sparks a ...

“You could see little parts of the human cell being broken off,” Ralston said of her very first encounter with the parasite.

As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health, African countries have come together to discuss environmentally friendly ways to protect fruit and vegetable harvests from insect pests.

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this ...

A wild ginger has a clever trick up its sleeve to lure in pollinators. No, it's not a sweet fragrance that fills the air, but ...