With full genetic control and visibility into neural activity and behavior, scientists map out chemical's role in behavior. Because serotonin is one of the primary chemicals the brain uses to ...

The planarian is nobody's idea of a genius. A flatworm shaped like a comma, it can be found wriggling through the muck of lakes and ponds worldwide. Its pin-size head has a microscopic structure that ...

Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, according to new research in Japan. It was previously thought that combining ...

Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, essentially making animal cells that can gain energy from sunlight like plants. The breakthrough could have major benefits for growing ...

A genomic atlas of Nematostella vectensis reveals how primitive animals created multiple cell types millions of years ago, without new genes.