Biology

Measuring the mechanics of a fragile biological material without disturbing it has long been a major challenge in biophysics. Now,...

Influenza vaccination does not produce the same immune response in every person. Although seasonal vaccines are reformulated to match viruses...

For decades, coronin proteins have occupied a familiar place in cell biology textbooks. They have generally been described as regulators...

BOSTON, Massachusetts — August 18, 2026 — George Church, the Harvard geneticist whose work helped define the modern era of...

Maize straw is often treated as agricultural waste, yet a three-year field study in Jilin Province, China, suggests that what...

MIT researchers have built what may be the closest biological equivalent yet to a printed circuit board: a network of...

Recent discoveries in human evolution are forcing scientists to reconsider one of the most familiar names in biology: Homo. A...

Chronic pelvic pain affects millions of people and can persist despite medication, physical therapy, nerve stimulation and surgery. A new...

CLEVELAND — A new study from University Hospitals Connor Whole Health and the UH Fertility Center has identified the kinds...

For centuries, the narwhal’s long, ivory-colored tusk was treated as evidence of magic. In medieval Europe, these extraordinary teeth were...