Category: 5. Biology

It infects nearly one-third of the global population, yet its microscopic size makes the Toxoplasma gondii parasite difficult for scientists to study.

A recent University of South Florida-led study published in Bio-Protocol…

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections are very common–the vast majority of adults are thought to have been infected at some point. But there has also been mounting evidence that EBV is connected to the…

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections are very common–the vast majority of adults are thought to have been infected at some point. But there has also been mounting evidence that EBV is connected to the…

It’s long been thought that an organ known as the thymus is crucial to development of the immune system. Early in life, it ensures diversity among immune cells called T cells that fight pathogens and…

Though fictional, the vengeful Captain Ahab from Herman Meville’s Moby Dick…

If giant rainforest mantises went to kindergarten, little girl mantises wouldn’t look any bigger and stronger than the little boy mantises. Not until the end of mantis high school would lady mantises become the bigger sex. Then,…

Could wounded skin someday regrow perfectly without scars?

A new study by Harvard stem cell biologists published March 20 in Cell reveals a way to fully regenerate skin by unblocking an embryonic healing mechanism that shuts off…

If you were a female frog, you’d listen intently to the calls of your male suitors. From the croaking of bullfrogs, to the twangs of green frogs, to the chirping of Gracixalus frogs, the sounds they make convey all kinds of information about…

While humans often struggle to find a partner who is both physically attractive and a reliable co-parent, yeast may already have cracked the formula for the perfect match. When choosing mates, these single-celled organisms tend to pick partners…