For people with alcohol dependence, withdrawal symptoms can cause relapse. Some physical symptoms—such as seizures, delirium tremens, and heart rhythm abnormalities—can be fatal, but even...
In critical situations, communication can mean the difference between life and death. If our house goes up in flames, we don’t need to smell smoke...
BehaviorC. elegansFundamental ResearchGenetics JournalNeuroscience
Palm fronds crunch under a researcher’s foot as she hikes through a rainforest in Madagascar looking for a spot to release a tiny, omnivorous ball...
EducationFundamental ResearchGenetics JournalMammalsModel OrganismsPrimates
Whether a thunderclap drives your dog to cower behind the couch or leaves it unfazed may be determined in part by genetics. In the June...
BehaviorComplex TraitsDomesticationFundamental ResearchGenetics JournalMammals
Strong muscles aren’t important only for athletes—declining skeletal muscle strength is strongly associated with lower quality of life and even mortality in older adults. As...
Illuminating the cover of the May issue of G3 is a lake-dwelling filter feeder no more than a couple millimeters long. This microcrustacean—Daphnia pulex, also...
EcologyFundamental ResearchG3 JournalGenetics JournalGenomicsModel OrganismsPopulation Genetics
In the ruins of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant—an area deemed unsafe for humans for the next 20,000 years after a catastrophic failure—life thrives. Fungi...
BacteriaFundamental ResearchGenetics JournalGenome IntegrityMicrobes
In the life of a butterfly, color is crucial. Color helps these flashy insects attract mates, avoid being spotted, or even signal to predators that...
Restricting calorie intake seems to promote longer lives in a wide range of organisms, from microbes to mammals. Some determined youth-seekers are already adopting reduced-calorie...
The arms race between pathogens and their hosts leaves clear genetic marks: the most quickly evolving parts of host genomes often include immune genes. But...
Data & DatabasesDrosophilaFundamental ResearchGenetics JournalImmune System
