Nature

The global expansion of coastal cities could leave more than three quarters of their neighbouring seafloor exposed to potentially harmful

Melbourne researchers have revealed the multiple, intertwined cell death systems that prevent the spread of the ‘intracellular’ bacterium Salmonella, an

Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are surface-exposed carbohydrates that surround and protect bacteria and are involved in biofilm formation, cell-to-cell interactions, immune evasion,

Deep-sea anglerfishes employ an incredible reproductive strategy. Tiny dwarfed males become permanently attached to relatively gigantic females, fuse their tissues

Within a mere eight years, CRISPR-Cas9 has become the go-to genome editor for both basic research and gene therapy. But

One of the big questions in biology is why certain plants and animals are found in some places and not

As small and relatively simple as they may be, even viruses have strategies. Now, researchers in Japan report that they

A team at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has achieved the first gene knockout in a cephalopod using the squid

When a natural disaster strikes, it often takes years for vulnerable communities to recover, long after the news coverage fades

Sea surface temperatures in the tropics have a major influence on the climate in the tropics and the adjacent continents.