Evolution is perhaps the most extraordinary story ever told—a tale spanning billions of years that connects every living thing on Earth through an intricate ...
Geroscience examines the underlying biology of aging to delay chronic diseases and extend the healthy years of human life.
Men have nipples, mammary glands and the hormones required, but the ability for male lactation rarely turns on. Here’s why ...
Microglia (immune cells) and the RANK protein are essential for triggering puberty and maintaining fertility in the brain.
When closely related species mate, their offspring sometimes survive but cannot reproduce. This pattern often affects males ...
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What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ
Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic ...
The Amazon molly reproduces without sex. A genomic copy-and-paste trick called gene conversion may explain how it avoids evolutionary meltdown.
The kick-off signal for puberty begins in the brain. Specifically, in the hypothalamus, where specific neurons release a hormone that activates the hypophysis, at the base of the skull, which then ...
You will be redirected to our submission process. DRAFT Reproductive success depends on precisely coordinated molecular and cellular signaling across sperm function, oocyte maturation, fertilization, ...
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