Interferons are signaling proteins in immune systems that have long been appreciated for their role in defending the body against viral attacks. Interferons...
According to evolutionary theory, chemicals must have somehow organized themselves into cellular life, presumably long ago. And that means that enzymes...
The sweet melody of songbirds fills the air as the forest wakes up. But there is another familiar voice that joins in the morning songs: woodpecker....
Scientists described the first evidence of a possible respiratory illness in a fossil. The common soil fungus Aspergillis can infect birds and reptiles...
Imagine a machine that keeps working even when its parts change slightly or its surroundings shift. Most human-made machines would fail under that kind...
Almost every living organism has tiny stretches of DNA that repeat over and over again. Scientists call these tandem repeats, and for a long time they...
by Jeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D., and Frank Sherwin, D.Sc. (Hon.)*
The fascinating pollination of plants has been complex from the beginning of creation....