As bacteria evolve to become more resistant to antibiotics, scientists are revisiting “phage therapy” (using natural viruses that destroy bacteria) as an avenue for treating infections. A new commu…

For more than a century, scientists said one thing with certainty: mice do not menstruate. A new study has now rewritten that rule, and with it, how we study one of the most common biological proce…

Guest post by Amanda N. Weiss People have long used selective breeding of crops and livestock to produce food and work animals with traits suited for our purposes. But ideas about good breeding stoc...

Heteronormativity falls under the umbrella of the less commonly acknowledged assumption that all people experience sexual attraction to others—a norm called allonormativity. In actuality, there are as...

A new study by Chawla et al. characterized changes in DNA openness associated with major depressive disorder in human brain samples. They identified cell type-specific changes and linked genetic va…

Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay In a recent study by Geilenkeuser et al., researchers developed a new system to help different types of gene editing molecules get into cells efficiently. Exper…

A new study published the largest dataset yet of microbial and chemical presence on the International Space Station, revealing composition differences across physical areas influenced by human acti…

Image by Maicon Fonseca Zanco from Pixabay During a time when diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives are under attack by the presidential administration in the United St…

I recently had a conversation with JP Flores, one of the core organizers of the Stand Up for Science movement, which held nationwide rallies on March 7th and advocates for uncensored, well-funded, …

Image by Maicon Fonseca Zanco from Pixabay During a time when diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives are under attack by the presidential administration in the United St…