Ancient DNA provides an insight into Pompeii life and its residents, contradicting what we thought we knew about the small ...

A polymer has been developed to optimize the use of a peptide to treat Huntington’s disease in mice.

In this feature, we learn about the genomic and anthropological integration of data informing human population histories.

The John Maddox Prize, named after the former editor of Nature (London, UK) who championed good scientific communication, is ...

This year’s annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), Neuroscience 2024 (5–9 October; Chicago, IL, USA), as ...

Caitlin Mills discusses the drug screening assay her lab developed to investigate small molecule kinase inhibitors.

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing are intricately linked and vital to many fields in the life sciences. First invented in 1983, PCR is used to dramatically amplify DNA in a matter of ...

Cell and tissue biology is currently in an exciting era. Techniques for analyzing cells, such as spatial biology, live-cell imaging and single-cell sequencing are advancing at a dramatic pace, ...

Researchers have used genetic sequencing on skeletal remains to corroborate a Norse historical tale, blending history with ...