For decades, Jon Zehr was haunted by an organism he knew was here — but couldn’t see. It all started in the ‘90s on a ...

Embedded in the boundary between the inside and outside of each cell are membrane proteins. They act as first responders by ...

A former surgeon's biology-inspired startup is creating soft robotic cells that could transform how intelligent machines are ...

The beautiful, fascinating and often perplexing world around us grows from intricate and convoluted interactions of millions of pieces. As scientists, we work to understand and describe the parts and ...

Discover how synthetic biology is enabling the large-scale manufacturing of lab-made biological products through advanced ...

What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to ...

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 ...

The Department of Biology at Saint Louis University explores the dynamic science with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the processes of living organisms. Biologists search for answers to ...

To reach that goal, researchers write known biology into the software. They provide the system anatomical structure and ...

Severe grief can trigger Takotsubo syndrome, a stress-induced heart failure that mimics a heart attack and may raise both ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a ...

One common misconception about biology degrees is that the only types of jobs someone with these credentials can get are as a lab scientist or a health care provider. But Bridgette McDonald, director ...