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High-Altitude Retsat Variant Reveals Myelin Repair Pathway That Eases MS-Like Disease in Mice

The Neuron study traces the effect to a neuron-derived vitamin A metabolite that activates RXR-γ signaling to spur oligodendrocyte maturation.

Genomic Study Splits Mites and Ticks Into Two Independent Lineages

Ants Built Bigger Societies by Making Cheaper, ‘Squishier’ Workers, Study Finds

Atlas Blue Butterfly Confirmed to Hold Animal Record With 229 Chromosome Pairs

Denisovan-Derived MUC19 Variant Rose in the Americas, Study Finds

IUCN Officially Recognizes Four Giraffe Species

Study Links Early Puberty and Early Childbirth to Faster Aging, Higher Disease Risk

Study Identifies Four MER11 Subfamilies With Strong Stem Cell Enhancers and 75 New Primate LTR Families

Shielding FasL from Plasmin Revives T-Cell Assault on Solid Tumors

Young UK Ash Trees Evolving Resistance to Dieback Disease

Genetic Study Confirms Siberian Tumat ‘Puppies’ Are Ancient Wolf Cubs

New Study Reclassifies Deinosuchus as Saltwater-Tolerant Predator on Unique Crocodilian Lineage

Scientists Use Ancient Gene to Create Living Mouse

Endangered Frogs Make Remarkable Recovery in Yosemite

Ancient DNA Reveals Early Human Adaptation to Carbs Predates Agriculture

Discovery of Quaestio simpsonorum Sheds Light on Early Animal Evolution