Many people are familiar with oncogenes - genes long known to be involved in cancers in humans, such as the gene "Src." What's less widely understood is that oncogenes didn't evolve just to cause ...

Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have made a breakthrough in amphibian neurobiology. By using adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), the research provides new insights ...

During development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain" - the enteric nervous system (ENS) - which controls the movement of food and waste ...