Conservation scientists are racing against time, as hundreds of animal and plant species edge closer to extinction each year ...

Proponents of the use of synthetic biology say it could bring some species back from the brink of extinction and help fight ...

Duke’s department of biology recently decided to press pause on one of its gateway courses, Biology 203, Molecular Biology, Genetics and Evolution, reportedly due to negative student feedback on the ...

MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery.

Molecular biologists have long believed that the beginning of a gene launched the process of transcription—the process by ...

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change.

This article is part of a larger project by The Michigan Daily examining University of Michigan research trends by analyzing academic paper citations. The Daily spoke with Michael Boehnke, Richard G.

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit ...

Winter vomiting disease is caused by the Norovirus, which is most virulent during the colder half of the year.

The world is still in its seventh cholera pandemic, which has been surging since 2021, and case rates in various countries continue to be high. The disease is usually caused when water or food ...

Researchers at Penn State studying declining populations of sundial lupines in the eastern part of the United States are ...