Interviews about Biology

A dose of antibiotics early in life may increase the risk of type 1 diabetes.

Soy-derived oils are toxic for beneficial bacteria in the small intestine but not in the gut.

Find out which team were our Big Brains of the Week!

How risky are breast implants?

Could cutting out mutations in mitochondria be a way to treat mitochondrial disease?

The results of a study that reports are dubbing “one of the biggest breakthroughs yet in blood pressure genetics” have...

This year's Ignobel winner discusses his work about human cannibalism...

Better understanding our tissues' circadian rhythms could help make medicines more effective...

Are humans capable of detecting magnetic fields?

Can migratory species perceive magnetic fields, and use them to navigate?

Scientists in South Africa have made socks designed to protect against malaria...

How does one part of a plant tell other parts that a herbivore is attacking?

We're laying a rainy myth to rest...

Crickets make a big racket for such small creatures, which got scientists thinking...

Why dragonfly wings can inspire a more effective type of wind turbine...

What is biomimicry, and how could eggshells improve our buildings?

How science moves from the lab into the home...

Without proteins to do the heavy lifting, how did early life copy its genetic information?

What genes control the plumage patterns of pigeons?

Are the EU's requirements to test bovine TB vaccines feasible?

Scientists have been able to block the spread of cell senescence, allowing regeneration of livers formerly in acute...

Do lemmings really jump off cliffs of their own volition?

And how did we learn to talk?

What's the history of cannabis?