Biology

Researchers continue to dissect the complex cooperative behaviors that allow bees to have successful colonies.

A genetic editing technique has shown success in treating the genetic disorder sickle cell disease in humans.

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can translate a person’s brainwaves into action, but these devices are vulnerable to hacking.

Come meet Professor Flaminia Catteruccia, and her lab, from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, and find out about their research on malaria, and the mosquitoes that transmit the pathogen that causes it!  Join us at The Seahag, 49 Mt…

Researchers have identified a key protein that is involved in the long-term success of immunotherapy for patients with blood cancers.

by Ya’el Courtneyfigures by Gracyn Mose COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has killed over 1 million Americans from 2020 to 2024. This number is startling, especially considering that the harm of COVID-19 extends beyond loss…

Scientists found that antibodies usually protecting us against infections are drivers of fat and whole-body aging.

by Sanjana Kulkarnifigures by Swathy Karamchedu Forensic DNA testing has become crucial in criminal investigations and legal proceedings. DNA has linked people to crime scenes using hair or blood and exonerated wrongfully convicted individuals. This…

Ever wondered about the connection between your brain, your need to scratch an itch, and the bacteria that grows on you and makes you sick? Harvard Immunologist Isaac Chiu and his lab are coming to Trident Booksellers and Café, this Tuesday, March 12th…

Losing a tail on human's evolutionary branch may have been caused by a rare kind of mutation resulting from parasitic, self-replicating DNA.