Scientists across India sequenced genomes from dozens of communities as part of the Genome India Project, revealing insights ...

Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, forcing PhD students and early-career researchers to navigate ...

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Younger individuals are developing colorectal cancer earlier in life compared to older generations, and scientists don't know ...

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A safe biological birth control strategy for men has eluded scientists for many years. Now, an understudied enzyme brought ...

After widespread government layoffs, scientists worry about the uncertain future of research and advocate action to rise ...

The vivid wing patterns of butterflies, once attributed to a gene, are now traced to an overlooked microRNA.

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Three developmental neuroscientists presented their research on adolescent brain development and the risk factors for ...

Researchers identified new drivers in neuron remodeling, shedding light on how the brain refines neural circuitry during ...

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