New DNA findings may explain how octopuses evolved complex brains
Octopus, squid and cuttlefish share stable large-scale DNA organization but show much more variable chromatin loops.Ancient chromosome reshuffling…
Zebrafish study reveals how albinism gene influences embryonic eye development
Tiny, striped zebrafish are helping scientists trace how a gene linked to albinism influences eye development, work that…
Early Exercise May Permanently Change How Much Energy the Body Uses To Move
Physical demands during growth may leave a lasting mark on how efficiently the body moves. In an experiment…
Hyperfunction theory offers fresh insights into mechanisms driving human aging
A new research perspective was published in Volume 18 of Aging on July 24, 2026, titled “A brief history of the…
New review highlights FOXA2’s role in glucose regulation pathways
A newly published review highlights the pivotal role of FOXA2, a key transcription factor, in coordinating pancreatic development,…
Lab-grown sperm: scientists inch closer to fertility breakthrough
Researchers are trying to make human sperm (shown here in a colourized electron microscope image) from stem cells…
New genetic screening method unlocks insights into human development
A new genetic screening method allows researchers to efficiently modulate individual genes across entire tissues and provides new…
Engineered scaffold restores skull growth in craniosynostosis mouse models
An engineered triphasic biomaterial scaffold successfully recreated the cranial suture stem cell niche lost in craniosynostosis, a condition…
Scientists Discover a Gene That Boosts Youth – but It Comes With a Cost
Researchers found that vgll3 boosts early-life growth and reproduction but increases aging and cancer risk later, providing strong…
Scientists Just Repeated a Nobel Prize-Winning Experiment in a Creature Older Than Jellyfish
Experiments on comb jelly embryos reveal that a core developmental process shared across animals may trace back to…
Cell transplant across the tree of life hints at how animals emerged
Researchers transplanted cells between embryos of a comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi, right) and a starlet sea anemone (Nematostella…
Scientists Discover a Biological Clock Unlike Anything Seen Before
A master clock made up of the proteins MYRF-1 and LIN-42 coordinates the timing and duration of gene…