Stanford researchers found that fiber digestion produces compounds that directly alter gene function, potentially preventing ...

Scientists explored the evolutionary success of leaf beetles, the most diverse herbivores on Earth. They showed that symbioses with bacteria have evolved repeatedly and independently in different ...

As an embryo grows, there is a continuous stream of communication between cells to form tissues and organs. Cells need to ...

They are two of Florida's most iconic waterbirds, who look and behave similarly, but it turns out the anhinga and the ...

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and ...

Researchers have described how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus genetically adapts to humans, including mutations that allow some strains to evade the immune system and become resistant to ...

As an undergraduate biology major at Alfred University in the early 2000s, Ross Munson took a plant biology class taught by ...

Ecologists at the School of Biological Sciences of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made valuable discoveries that ...

Researchers have discovered how egg cells prepare for life by studying the Balbiani body, a structure that organizes key ...

The expiry date on your study permit tells you when you have to stop studying and leave Canada. You can find the expiry date under additional information on your study permit. This date is usually the ...

To become a biologist, you must first complete secondary school education and obtain a qualification such as an A level or equivalent in biology. A qualification in one of physics, chemistry or maths ...

Jennifer Smith, the study's lead author and associate professor of biology at UW-Eau Claire, said, “This was shocking. We had never seen this behavior before." Smith leads the ground squirrel ...