Campuswide genetic science programs are helping researchers pinpoint new ways to treat heart disease, cancer, diabetes and more.

A discovery in hormone-producing cells could lead to a better understanding of diseases related to misfolded proteins.

A new understanding of the interaction among multidrug-resistant bacteria, and how antibiotics affect them, could lead to better infection prevention.

Read how pheromones and attraction happen between male and female fruit flies, and how pheromones, fertility and mating are connected. This research could help us understand human attraction.

New U-M research shows that pluripotent stem cells can grow into structures similar to amniotic sac. See how this discovery could aid infertility research.

Get the latest information about bone marrow's role in HIV, and learn out how these findings could lead to new treatments and cures for HIV.

A study of DNA from prehistoric German dogs yielded new clues about how dogs became domesticated from wolves. The same techniques can teach us about our own ancient origins — and diseases that affect both species.

Clostridium difficile infection and prevention could be linked to excess gut calcium in awakening and prevention, according to new information on c. diff.

The stubborn cyst form of a common parasite can’t cause disease without a key digestion factor, new mouse research shows. This suggests an avenue for future treatments.

As funding for basic science research and education stalls in the U.S. and other countries, competition from China is skyrocketing, a new study finds.

Polyomavirus harnesses cellular “motors” to bring together the supplies that can build a portal for itself, researchers show.

For the first time, researchers connected two different types of DNA snippets to identify individuals. This could help researchers across many fields — but isn’t without risk.

Learn why joining the tens of thousands of demonstrators worldwide was inspiring to a U-M grad student and get a first hand perspective into the science march in Washington D.C.

Why do so many babies fall victim to infections that invade the gut, but others don’t? Research in germ-free mice yields important clues.

When it comes to understanding the human body, seeing is believing. Now, a new website allows teachers and students anywhere to look through a “virtual microscope.”