Why does cancer sometimes recur after chemotherapy? Why do some bacteria survive antibiotic treatment? In many cases, the ...

We are pleased to share with you the 25 most downloaded Nature Communications articles* in the life and biological sciences published in 2023. (Please note we have a ...

Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

Biology — the science of life, living things and the processes that keep us all running — links up in essential ways with many other sciences, such as chemistry, physics and mathematics, which help us ...

A research team has developed a new system to estimate a person's biological age -- a measure of how well their body has aged, rather than just counting the years since birth. Using just five drops of ...

The Department of Biology offers courses to explore a vast array of biological questions to all students at SCU. This includes core courses for non-majors, the introductory curriculum that supports ...

Research by scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) Leonard Davis School of Gerontology suggests that greater exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in older adults ...

A combination of two classical biological laws, the global constraint principle delves deeper into complex biological processes.

Purdue University College of Science has named Professor Peristera Paschou as the next head of the Department of Biological Sciences Professor Peristera Paschou, a researcher focusing on genomics and ...

A new study found that adults with close relationships and community ties experienced slower biological aging and less chronic inflammation. A new study links a fulfilling social life with slower ...