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Poorly performing ribosomes are eliminated in a ‘survival of the fittest’ mechanism, ensuring the quality of protein synthesis in cells.

Researchers have traced how Balanophora evolved an extreme parasitic lifestyle—shrinking its plastid genome and, in some species, abandoning sexual reproduction entirely.

‘Drains’ in the brain that remove toxic waste can get blocked, a phenomenon more likely in those showing early symptoms of Alzheimer’s.

A study in Nepal found that maintaining strong immunity against the Japanese encephalitis virus through vaccines could also lower the risk of severe dengue symptoms.

In pristine tropical forests, El Niño events are threatening insect diversity.

Fermenting stevia leaf extract produces a potential treatment for pancreatic cancer.

Kobe University researchers discover a compound secreted by potato roots that undergoes conversion by soil microorganisms and triggers the hatching of potato parasites.

A rare occurrence in the wild, exclusive self-pollination is an evolutionary strategy that may lead to extinction.

Oral disease bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis can sneak through lesions in gums and travel through the bloodstream to infect heart tissue.