Life on Earth possesses an exceptional ability to self-reproduce, which, even on a simple cellular level, is driven by complex biochemistry. But can self-reproduction exist in a biochemistry-free ...

An international research team has used high tech methods to uncover a mechanism through which the right combination of bacteria in the gut can lead to microbiome resilience to dietary alterations, ...

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"Honey bees are one of the few animal species that display altruistic behavior, where some individuals give up their own reproduction to help others," Grozinger said. "This study reveals a very subtle ...