Allison MacLachlan

Minutes after you were born, bacteria moved in.

You may be surprised at all the work sugars do within our cells.

A protein isolated from jellyfish in the 1960s has transformed biological research.

A petri dish full of bacteria — genetically engineered glowing bacteria, looks like it could grace the front of a postcard from Key West.

Flu viruses evolve and so must our vaccines.

Bacteria have very good organizational skills — so good that they actually get more orderly when they're put in small, crowded environments.

Scientists track complex sugars – or glycans – to learn more about how tissues develop, which can ultimately uncover early markers for various diseases.

While most rats have to be housed and fed, this new set of rats lives online without human contact.

Researchers create the first-ever models of artificial cilia.

A computer matchmaking program could help those in need get drugs faster by repurposing those on the market.

Scientists are working to prevent cholera outbreaks like the one after the 2010 Haiti quake.

A tiny green plant may help us understand diseases related to our biological clocks, including diabetes and depression.