Human biology is the study of all aspects of the human organism including evolution, genetics, ecology, anatomy and physiology, development, anthropology, and nutrition, among others. A deep ...

Model organisms have a role in biology, but the dominance of model-organism thinking hinders innovation amid profound biodiversity loss. Biology needs a new intellectual framework that values studying ...

Scientists have used model organisms to view the first few hours of development in various organisms. A single cell is fertilized, and cell division immediately begins, proliferating into a mass that ...

The bulk of biological research is centered on a handful of species. Are we missing a huge chunk of life's secrets? Then in the early 1900s, Morgan was looking for an organism to test some of Charles ...

Theodor Escherich was studying baby poop when he made the discovery that would set the course for modern biology. In Germany at the time, babies were dying of diarrhea. When Escherich peered through ...

In three landmark studies,researchers report how they have systematically profiled every cell in developing zebrafish and frog embryos to establish a roadmap revealing how one cell builds an entire ...

To a driver passing Fish Lake on State Route 25, in Utah, an aspen grove would look just like a forest of pale trunks. But this is isn't your average ...

In order to identify and analyze molecular networks and/or cellular circuits in organisms, gene knock-out (KO) or knock-in (KI) are powerful technologies often used in mammalian reverse genetics.

The surprising ability of this organism to change shape without altering its DNA is helping scientists better understand the ...

The Garden of the Ediacaran was a period in the ancient past when Earth's shallow seas were populated with a bewildering variety of enigmatic, soft-bodied creatures. Scientists have pictured it as a ...

The human gut microbiome is known to have a significant influence on many aspects of our health. Usually, when people think of the gut microbiome, they think of the many bacterial species that live ...

Genomics and synthetic biology are reshaping healthcare, with growing demand for precision medicine spotlighting stocks like ...