Life Sciences
Research news covering biology from molecules to ecosystems. Includes genetics, microbiology, ecology, evolution, and biotechnology.
Organismal Biology
Research on whole animals and plants and how their bodies work together as complete living systems. Covers anatomy, behavior, reproduction, physiology, and adaptation across species.
Biochemistry
How living things run on chemistry, from the molecules inside cells to the reactions that keep them working. Covers enzymes, metabolism, proteins, and the molecular roots of disease.
Genetics
Research on genes, heredity, and how traits pass from one generation to the next. Covers DNA, inheritance, gene expression, genetic variation, and inherited disorders.
Cell Biology
Research on how cells are built and what goes on inside them. Covers organelles, cell division, membranes, cell signaling, and the cell cycle.
Neuroscience
Research on the brain and nervous system and how they shape thought and behavior. Covers neurons, neurotransmitters, memory, brain imaging, and neurological disease.
Plant Sciences
Research on how plants grow, reproduce, and are cultivated for food and the environment. Covers photosynthesis, plant hormones, crop science, pollination, and plant disease.
Microbiology
Research on bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microbes and their roles in health and the environment. Covers viral replication, antibiotic resistance, the microbiome, infectious disease, and vaccines.
Physiology
Research on how the body's systems function and keep an organism alive and in balance. Covers cardiovascular, respiratory, and kidney function, hormones, and exercise physiology.
Immunology
Research on how the immune system defends the body against infection and disease. Covers antibodies, T cells and B cells, vaccination, autoimmune disease, and inflammation.
Developmental Biology
Research on how a single fertilized cell grows into a fully formed organism. Covers embryology, stem cells, cell differentiation, regeneration, and birth defects.
Evolutionary Biology
Research on how species change over time and how life's diversity arose. Covers natural selection, speciation, phylogenetics, the fossil record, and molecular evolution.
Ecology
Research on how living things interact with each other and their surroundings. Covers ecosystems, food webs, population dynamics, biodiversity, and climate impacts.
Molecular Biology
Research on the molecular machinery that copies, reads, and regulates genetic information. Covers DNA replication, transcription, gene regulation, PCR, and DNA sequencing.
Parasitology
Research on parasites and the hosts they live on, including the diseases they cause. Covers malaria, parasite life cycles, transmission, antiparasitic drugs, and tropical medicine.
Signal Transduction
Research on how cells send and receive chemical signals to coordinate what they do. Covers receptors, second messengers, protein phosphorylation, signaling pathways, and cellular responses.
Computational Biology
Research that uses computing and mathematics to make sense of biological data. Covers bioinformatics, genome analysis, protein structure prediction, simulations, and machine learning.
Biophysics
Research that uses the tools and laws of physics to explain how biological systems work. Covers protein folding, ion channels, molecular motors, biomechanics, and structural biology.
Omics
Research that measures whole sets of biological molecules at once to view entire systems. Covers genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, and biomarker discovery.