Microbes found in mud, soil, and water contain compounds with potent anti-cancer activity, say Michael Shipman and his research team, which is supported by the UK Cancer Research Campaign at

Mating practices of yeast cells provide some pointers to the little known area of asymmetrical cell division

Can the deadly dengue be controlled by injecting its carrier mosquito with another virus?

A new theory attempts to explain the mystery behind steroid hormones anti inflammatory and immuno suppressive qualities

Antarctic krills, small shrimplike creatures, have adopted special mechanisms to avoid turbulence. According to Konard Welse, a zoo

After years of research on fruitflies, scientists have found out a new cancer-causing gene. Named

A recent discovery of the 26 million year old fossil of Eomys quercyi , in Enspel, Germany, has revealed that it was a four-inch long gliding animal with a membrane, similar to that of flying

Research into the reasons for obesity is breaking new grounds, but conclusive evidence linking genetic factors to fat content in the body is still not forthcoming

Research points to the existence of a developmentally regulated gene that does not encode any protein

Introns, which till recently were seen just as junk DNA, might be playing an important role in coding