A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA. The gene is called NOVA1, and in our own species, it is remarkably unique. While ...

In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex sound, unlike anything heard from a mouse before. The difference lies in a ...

Researchers from The University of Manchester—in collaboration with the Universities of Granada, Lund, and Oslo—have ...

Meghan Markle's new brand logo is loaded with symbolism. Inside the deeper meaning of what the Duchess of Sussex chose for the As Ever crest.

But just like Mendel and his peas don’t fully explain the actual complexity of genetic inheritance, simple definitions for ...

Organoids were cultured from healthy donor iPSC sources and differentiated using the human iPSC-derived Cerebral Organoid ...

SEATTLE, Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scientists have developed a breakthrough method to track diet using stool metagenomic data.

A groundbreaking study in Nature Cardiovascular Research uncovers promising drug targets for heart failure (HF) and its ...

In 1799, during his explorations along the Orinoco River, German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt “stayed with a local ...

Stanford researchers introduced affordable gene-editing kits ready for the classroom, aiming to make the field more accessible for high school students.

Our biological sciences students explore the complexities of life and work to address global challenges in biology. Our faculty advance knowledge in a wide range of disciplines within the biological ...

If you think about, you know, what we might expect humans to accomplish in an area like biology in 100 years, I think a doubling of the human lifespan is not at all crazy. And then if AI is able ...