People often compare the genome to a computer's program, with the cell using its genetic code to process environmental inputs ...

In a paper published in PNAS, a University of Michigan team proposes that fundamental principles of control theory and observability can be applied to study biological processes that change over time.

2016: Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry ...

Inside nearly every cell of your body, the tiny F1 motor works non-stop to create adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the universal ...

An overview of how genetics associated with schizophrenia and bipolar can influence how cells communicate, ultimately ...

Physicist Arvind Murugan earns Schmidt Science Polymath award for work at intersection of physics, biology, computation and materials science ...

The seemingly unpredictable, and thereby uncontrollable, dynamics of living organisms have perplexed and fascinated ...

Key Takeaways ・Michael Behe, a biochemistry professor, argues that the complexity of life cannot be fully explained by Darwinian evolution, proposing that such complexity indicates intelligent design ...

Tobacco is an important economic crop in the world. However, the infection of tobacco by pathogenic microorganisms, including fungi, bacteria, and viruses, has resulted in a loss of yield and a ...

Why do people get sick? Ask Robert F. Kennedy Jr., America’s highest-ranking public-health official, and he may chalk it up to their terrain. For centuries, doctors and scientists have agreed that ...

The biological mother of a 9-year-old Fayette County girl who was found dead on Thursday is fighting for justice. Christina Benedetto's daughter, Renesmay Eutsey, was found dead in a tote along the ...