Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...

A global catalog shows how creatures across the tree of life balance rigidity with flexibility in remarkably consistent ways ...

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...

During early germination, water uptake activates metabolic pathways that stimulate the production of hydrolytic enzymes like ...

This population-based study shows that shared and pattern-specific blood biomarkers reflect biological vulnerability ...