From fruit flies to yeast, model organisms have shaped our understanding of genetics, making complex concepts tangible. Pairing these classic research species with modern computational tools and ...

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods—such as octopuses and squid—have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them ...

The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), with an expected lifespan of up to 400 years, is the longest-living known ...

AI could "give the scientific community a way to address the most difficult and urgent questions in human health," argues ...

The single-celled Stentor coeruleus learns through CaMKII-driven protein modification, mirroring mechanisms found in the human brain.

A Moffitt Cancer Center researcher has introduced a new model that addresses one of biology's most fundamental questions: How does genetic information keep living systems organized and therefore alive ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...

Slime molds are yellow, oozing, amoeba-like organisms often found on decaying logs and in moist areas. They have no neurons ...

The College of Arts and Sciences' second Spotlight Symposium honors UB neurodevelopmental biologist Soo-Kyung Lee’s FOXG1 ...

Bill Hilf, a veteran systems architect and conservationist, argues that we must prioritize system diversity and "recovery ...

Ashley Graham is strutting into a conversation about weight loss drugs. The supermodel—who has been a longtime body positive ...

How much of the essential trace element iron remains available for marine life in the ocean depends critically on the ...