Biology

Core Concept: Cells nibble one another via the under-appreciated process of trogocytosis

Understanding how a plant makes a hook could someday improve crops

Horizontal gene transfer can boost fitness quickly, but the conditions matter

Hunting for microbial life throughout the solar system

by Adam Mann

Mapping the microbiome location helps elucidate its role

by Marcus Woo

Solving Peto’s Paradox to better understand cancer

by Viviane Callier

Ion channel puts the squeeze on blood vessels, affecting blood pressure

Journal Club: Amoeba have long-distance preference for certain bacteria, pointing to other

Key protein family helps govern sense of touch in both plants and animals

Simple model reproduces patterns of toxic protein buildup across multiple neurodegenerative diseases