2+ week, 4+ day ago   (526+ words) Spatial biology has promised a more complete view of how cells behave inside tissues, but that promise has often come with a steep technical price. Researchers who want to measure both gene activity and protein abundance while preserving each molecule’s…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (759+ words) For decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging has offered scientists an unmatched window into the human brain, revealing whole-brain networks at work without a single incision. Yet when researchers attempt to bring that same power to bear on the smallest and…...

5+ hour, 42+ min ago   (674+ words) Spatial omics technologies have transformed biology by allowing scientists to measure gene expression, proteins, chromatin states and even metabolites directly within intact tissue sections, preserving the geographical context that single-cell methods discard....

3+ hour, 34+ min ago   (84+ words) When forensic investigators recover human remains, one of the first and most fundamental questions they must answer is simple to ask but often difficult to answer: was this person male or female? A new study published in the International Journal…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (594+ words) For centuries, the narwhal’s long, ivory-colored tusk was treated as evidence of magic. In medieval Europe, these extraordinary teeth were sold as unicorn horns and were believed to neutralize poison, cure disease, and possess supernatural powers. Modern science has removed…...

9+ hour, 23+ min ago   (695+ words) For nearly two decades, behavioural ecologists have been fascinated by the fact that animals are not simply bundles of independent traits. A bold individual tends to be an aggressive one; a curious animal often takes more risks. These consistent suites…...

7+ hour ago   (640+ words) The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has unveiled an ambitious new fellowship designed to reshape how the next generation of animal science professionals is trained. Known as F.U.S.E....

14+ min ago   (618+ words) Every day, computational biologists release new methods for analyzing genomes, single cells, microbiomes and molecular signatures, and every day researchers struggle with the same question: which method actually works best for their data? The answer usually depends on benchmarks—structured…...