Biology

Improving human quality of life with drug treatments is a complicated issue. Drug certification, including drug safety and reliability, entails...

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  — Brown University biologists who set out to better understand the effects of climate change on plant species...

A recent study led by Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal from the Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology at Reichman University, which is...

A little leg may reveal something big about how closely related insect species can drastically differ in body shape, according...

When people are having a conversation, they rapidly take turns speaking and sometimes even interrupt. Now, researchers who have collected...

Virginia Tech researchers have found a new way to identify genetic targets useful for control of mosquito populations, potentially offering...

Some species of fish can evolve their egg-laying habits in response to predators in the area in order to survive,...

A new species of fossil snake unearthed in Wyoming is rewriting our understanding of snake evolution. The discovery, based on...

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are having a positive spillover effect, producing more “trophy-size” fish just outside of the fully protected...

The human body hosts a diverse array of microorganisms that maintain a delicate balance crucial for overall health. This microbial...

Comprehensive characterization of the effect of the complex demographic processes and natural selection pressures on the patterns of human genetic...

A multitude of new genomic sequence data fills major gaps in the fruit fly tree of life, Bernard Kim from...

The genetic information on DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) and translated to the amino acid sequence by transfer...

Have you ever wondered how insects are able to go so far beyond their home and still find their way?...

Researchers have developed and validated a new tool for comparing gender inequality among different regions of a country, highlighting links...

Researchers have uncovered an under-the-sea phenomenon where coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish larvae have been feasting on blue-green algae bacteria known as...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality worldwide. Patients diagnosed with HCC face low survival...

Three structural biologists, whose groundbreaking research has paved the way for novel disease treatments and revealed new insights into the...

Lice have been found feeding on the skin and blood of free-range chickens, which are infected at much higher rates...

Researchers have analysed data from 127 studies to reveal ‘thresholds’ for when logged rainforests lose the ability to sustain themselves.Credit:...