Researchers map functional interactions for 75% of the yeast genome using synthetic genetic array methodology. Proteins carry out their functions by interacting with each other. But proteins ...

How does a tiny cluster of cells become an embryo with a head, trunk, and tail? And how do thousands of genes coordinate this development? A new imaging method makes it possible to visualize the ...

“A central question has been: How do thousands of genes work together in an embryo, and how is their activity linked to the movement of cells?” says first author Yinan Wan. To answer this question, ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during April 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

miRNAs are short, noncoding RNA molecules, 16–29 nucleotides long, that modulate gene expression by base-pairing with the 3′ untranslated region of their target mRNAs. Depending on the degree of ...

Chichén Itzá, "the mouth of the well of the Itzás," was likely the most important city in the Yucatán from the 10th to the 12th centuries. Evidence indicates that the site was first settled as early ...