India, March 17 -- Selfish chromosomes bias genetic inheritance by manipulating the overdrive (Ovd) gene, a natural sperm quality control checkpoint.

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There is something like less than one chance in 10 billion that this kind of thing could occur," said one expert.

A silent, microscopic infiltration is reconfiguring the fundamental biology of the human species, as evidenced by a catastrophic fifty percent decline in global sperm counts documented over the last ...

Bdelloid rotifers shrug off radiation doses that would obliterate human cells. Here’s how their resilience reveals deep insights into the limits of biological endurance.

A mega-study of 117 mammal species reveals that limiting reproduction increases life expectancy by up to 10 percent.

Men have nipples, mammary glands and the hormones required, but the ability for male lactation rarely turns on. Here’s why ...

In Michigan Tech's biology teaching lab, undergraduate students research potential cancer cures with help from the humble worm.

Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this Earth Day, April 22. She was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father ...