In his first year as an assistant professor in the University of Iowa’s archaeology department, Matthew E. Hill made a move that many other junior faculty would’ve considered risky: he said he wanted ...

During C. elegans development, uncommitted precursor cells differentiate into two distinct cell types in response to a series of complex biochemical signaling events. Cancer cells respond to the same ...

UC Davis has three majors that start with the word “animal” — animal science, animal science and management, and animal biology — and it can be confusing to students interested in getting an education ...

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As much as 6 percent of people are intersex, having chromosomes, gonads, and/or genitals that do not fit neatly into a male or female category. For this and other reasons, human biology is not binary.

Our body's "blood factory" consists of specialized tissue made up of bone cells, blood vessels, nerves and other cell types.

Students seeking a career that centers around the outdoors and the creatures that inhabit those spaces can choose from a number of wildlife-focused academic programs. Wildlife biology, wildlife ...

Delve into animal biology and welfare, paving the way for careers in veterinary sciences, research, and animal husbandry. Work with live animals in a fully-equipped farm environment. This program ...

They’ve been fired from a gas gun to test their candidacy for panspermia, are believed to have survived the Beresheet lunar probe's crash-landing on the Moon, can live without water, withstand ...

Look back on a year of animal antics and conservation stories Ashley Goetz As 2021 comes to a close, we’ve rounded up the animal antics and species conservation stories that made us laugh, smile and ...