Biology News Stories

Non-genetic traits inherited between generations are rarer than previously thought, according to a new study in Cell.

Mass coral bleaching in 2016 has affected the fierce butterfly fish.

How thyroxine controls retinal development...

Scientists have found cracks in elephants skin which keep them cool and liked this cracking to a common, genetic skin...

The sun is a free and plentiful energy source which could be used to produce clean fuel. New research moves us closer...

Using the power of tiny magnets, a team at Stanford have captured cancer cells circulating in the blood

Could blocking the survival of ‘memory’ immune cells be the answer to a disfiguring skin condition?

A way to target cancer by re-programming the immune system to attack tumours has been discovered by scientists in the...

Coffee could help reduce the risk of chronic diseases...

Changes in the molecules your gut bacteria make can help diagnose fatty liver disease...

Bigger is better: Organisms first grew big to increase their radius of spreading their offspring rather than to compete...

CRISPR-Cas9 may increase the risk of cancer in certain cells, according to a recent study at the Karolinska Institute...

A Submersible Chamber for Ascending Specimens (SubCAS) to safely transport newly-discovered fish from the ocean’s...

Hair dye created by discarded blackcurrant skins will soon hit the market thanks to researchers at the University of...

What impact could a more active commute have for your heart health?

The beginning of the genome revolution?

Soil samples from all over the world have been studied to uncover the bacteria they contain. The vast majority of the...

Reprogrammed stem cells have been used to grow human muscles...

Scientists grow functioning muscle in the lab

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

Not feeling the cold could be key to the ability of hibernators, like squirrels and hamsters, to snooze their way...

Scientists have found that immune system cells provide growth hormones to the developing embryo...

How the building blocks of life might have formed

Can computers speak dolphin?