Tim Jenkins and his student Chad Pollard test blood samples to detect decaying neurons, a sign of neurodegenerative diseases. The two founded a company, Renew Biotechnologies, to further the research ...

The researchers established that maggots will not eat food that is too hard or too soft, but if it is just right -- corresponding to days old decaying fruit -- they dig in. Hypothesizing that this ...

For maggots, the experience of eating a succulent meal isn’t just about how their food tastes, but also how it feels. Researchers used genetic tools to reveal that certain neurons in the brain control ...