Dr. Katalin Karikó is the recipient of the 2022 Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Biotechnology…
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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.
Researchers have discovered that natural selection can counteract sexual selection in broad-horned flour beetles, leading…
Dark ‘eyeliner’ feathers of peregrine falcons act as sun shields to improve the birds’ hunting…
Scientists revived a 24,000-year-old microscopic rotifer from Siberian permafrost that could still reproduce, revealing insights…
ETH Zurich scientists created a molecular switch that lets smartwatches control gene activity in implanted…
A few dominant bacteria, not microbial diversity at large, drive most soil carbon cycling, offering…
The discovery could have important implications for the health of aging brains and development of…
ETH Zurich researchers have revolutionized antibody drug development using machine learning to screen millions of…
Scientists explain the genetics of what makes the smell of lavender special. Even the mention…
New research shows that the protein that causes Alzheimer’s Disease’s hallmark brain plaques clings to…
Discovery of unique virus traits offer possible explanations as to why older adults and people…
Salps compete with protists, not krill, altering previous assumptions about their ecological impact and potentially…
The full genome of a 35,000-year-old woman, Pestera Muierii 1, shows that Ice Age conditions,…
Researchers have re-animated specimens of a fungus that causes coffee wilt to discover how the…
In Japan’s Kumano Sea, scientists have discovered a scale worm species (E. issunboushi) with the…
Singing is crucial for the recognition, sex life, and speciation of songbirds; new research published…
Findings indicate global warming could reduce biodiversity in tropics. The bulging, equator-belted midsection of Earth…
Electric fish pause before emitting bursts of electric signals, much like human speakers do before…