genomics

The deep, dark ocean is a hard place to live but new research reveals that some deep-sea fish are able…

How do microbes in lake sediments respond to small and large scale influences, and what does it have to do…

Eat or be eaten is the way of the ocean, and many marine species have adapted ways to accomplish one…

Did you know that organisms can live in the ballast tanks of cargo ships? Ballast tanks are used by ships…

Have you ever wondered just how our bodies know to repair damaged skin or build muscle after an intense workout?…

Atlantic killifish are spared extinction in the face of pollution thanks to their remarkable genetic diversity.

In the past few decades scientists have found new and exciting ways to use DNA to answer scientific questions. There…

genomics

Cancer is not normally thought of as an infectious disease, but researchers have discovered transmissible cancers in mussels and clams…

Scientists have only recently started studying the wealth of biological diversity that is found on top of glaciers. Cryoconite holes…

The octopus genome sheds light on the strange intelligence of a mysterious creature.