Although humans and chimpanzees differ in a number of phenotypic characteristics since diverging from a common ancestor about six million years ago, their genomes are >98.5% identical, according to a new research report.

Two groups of scientists now report that they have discovered how plants sense low oxygen levels to survive flooding – a finding that could lead eventually to the production of high-yielding, flood-tolerant crops, benefiting farmers, markets and consumers everywhere.

Researchers from the NYU Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center at NYU Langone Medical Center, have identified a cell cycle-regulated mechanism behind the transformation of normal cells into cancerous cells. The study shows the significant role that protein networks can play in a cell leading to the development of cancer.

West Nile virus can infect a wide range of animals, but only a few key species of bird "hosts" and mosquito "vectors" are important in transmission of the virus, according to an article published in Science.  West Nile virus spread across the United States in just a few years after its initial appearance in New York in 1999.  The virus is now well established throu

A new malaria vaccine provided significant protection against malaria in African children, according to a clinical trial report published in the New England Journal of Medicine. This could be the first effective vaccine against malaria.

A six-legged robotic bug, DASH, outfitted with wings to improve its mobility unexpectedly shed some light on the evolution of flight.

A research group has now, for the first time, visualized the motion of electrons during a chemical reaction. The new findings in the experiment are of fundamental importance for photochemistry and could also assist the design of more efficient solar cells.