Biology Articles

I often get a rock or a twig for my birthday. It probably sounds a bit odd, but you see, we lichenologists - people who...

A fiery gene that suppresses dwarves.

We have all been there. You have just sat down, perhaps on a train or in a lecture, when the person next to you sneezes...

How dinosaurs turned into modern-day birds...

A guide to the latest genome editing technology...

A fruit fly gene named after a gentle giant.

Why almost 90% of humans are right handed is a mystery. The hypothesis presented here is that having your heart on the...

A master controller inspired by a computer game.

Significant palaeoenvironmental changes that occurred during the Quaternary, the most recent geological period, could...

Research has revealed that our microbiome can fluctuate with the seasons.

A new filtration system that uses natural molecules to remove hormone-affecting chemicals from wastewater has succeeded...

This gene is larger than life

The chemistry behind social behaviour in animals, including the bond between people and dogs – and the lack of one...

Did the evolutionary process towards musical abilities begin in the primeval oceans? And have Human footsteps...

Analysing regional differences in the DNA of wood and has allowed scientists to determine the location of the original...

Our Gene of the Month is in the pub already.

This gene is up all night!

A gene named after a mythical dog with multiple heads.

How reptiles turned into mammals...

Our gene of the month is all ears.

Naked Scientist Kat Arney has written a new book about human genetics.

How did vertebrates go from swimming in the seas to walking on land?

Named after an expert swordsman

It's time for our gene of the month, and this time it’s Methuselah.