The synaptic pruning of newborn neurons by microglia depends on phosphatidylserine in the adult brain.…
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Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms, encompassing a vast range of topics from the molecular mechanisms inside cells to the behavior of ecosystems and the evolution of species over time. It explores how organisms grow, reproduce, interact with their environments, and adapt to changing conditions. Subfields such as genetics, microbiology, physiology, ecology, and evolutionary biology provide focused lenses through which scientists investigate the complexity of life. As a foundational science, biology not only deepens our understanding of the natural world but also drives advancements in medicine, agriculture, biotechnology, and conservation.
Findings will encourage more data sharing, collaboration among researchers. As brain scans have become more…
Tree ring analyses reveal growth declines over recent decades / Researchers expect further, even drastic…
Chemicals used as bait to trap and track so-called ‘murder hornets’ as they expand their…
Description of exceptionally preserved fossil pushes back age of Vampyropoda by nearly 82 million years.…
Paleontologists describe saber-toothed mammal new to science, offering view into evolution of meat-eaters. The fossil,…
Marine Biological Laboratory finds gene captured from bacteria more than 60 million years ago. Your…
From sunflowers to starfish, symmetry appears everywhere in biology. This isn’t just true for body…
Stanford researchers have captured the 3D structure of a crucial signaling protein, Janus kinase, revealing…
Stunning new-to-science fairy wrasse is first-ever fish described by a Maldivian scientist. Named after the…
Findings highlight that novel complex traits, such as eyespots, evolve from gene networks that already…
The University of Melbourne is launching the Thylacine Integrated Genetic Restoration Research (TIGRR) Lab, funded…
UH Researchers Receive $1.2 Million Grant to Peer into Ribosomes Two University of Houston researchers…
A “social supergene” enabling multi-queen colonies in ants has spread across species through hybridization, offering…
Researchers created a mathematical framework to examine the genome and detect signatures of natural selection,…
Fire ants survive floods by forming rafts made up of thousands of wriggling insects. New…
The study of the Christmas Island rat exposes the limitations of de-extinction, with missing genes…
Research reveals that mRNA cap modifications are essential for learning in fruit flies, with broader…