NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded study opens the door to correlating deep brain activity and behavior. Researchers…
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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.
Freiburg researchers explain an evolutionary step in the symbiosis between plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria. What…
Artificial Living Organisms Can Move Material in Swarms and Record Information Last year, a team…
Salk researchers and collaborators show how the protein damages cells, confirming COVID-19 as a primarily…
Two decades after the human genome was mapped, researchers are realizing its true value lies…
Amino acid methionine was found to drive cancerous cell growth in flies; limiting it stopped…
A billion-year-old fossil, which provides a new link in the evolution of animals, has been…
Study confirms evolutionary link between social structure and selfishness. One of nature’s most prolific cannibals…
Arctic sponges may crawl slowly, leaving tracks and defying their reputation as stationary animals. Sponges:…
A bold project to read the complete genetic sequences of every known vertebrate species reaches…
Mouse Study Identifies Diverse Spectrum of Neurons That Govern Movement In a mouse study, National…
In Search of Food, a Fly Can Travel Six Million Times Its Body Length In…
Mantis shrimp larvae start smashing prey just days after hatching, with adult-like, spring-loaded appendages that…
Human Settlement Drives Accelerated Ecosystem Change Research has shed new light on the impact of…
An ancient immune response regulates the development of beneficial symbioses. Microalgae of the dinoflagellate group…
Among typical anesthetics, only isoflurane results in undisrupted memory formation in mice. Memory loss is…
Largest study of its kind reveals the way relative brain size of mammals changed over…
Shorter headed dogs, visually cooperative breeds, younger and playful dogs form eye contact faster. According…