metabolism

Why Are Some People Mosquito Magnets and Others Unbothered?

A Sunscreen Ingredient Becomes Toxic in the Sea. Maybe the Anemones Know Why.

When We Lose Weight, Where Does It Go?

After Its Height, the Giraffe is Also Unique in How it Compensates for it

A cluster of JCVI-syn3.0 cells, showing spherical structures of varying sizes. Each of these cells possesses Craig Venter's 'minimal genome' of 475 genes. Source: 10.1126/science.aad6253

What We’re Looking for When We’re Looking for the Smallest Set of Genes Essential for Life