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Biology

sunrise in the woods

Earth & Environment

Four Things to Know about Fungi “Climate Warriors”

August 3, 2018

Amyloid plaques

Alzheimer’s Disease

New Alzheimer’s Drug Has MED Prof Cautiously Optimistic

July 30, 2018

John Ngo, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University

Biology

Turning Cells On and Off

July 2, 2018

A Sifaka lemur in a tree

Anthropology

Why Lemurs Smell Better than You

June 1, 2018

PhD candidate Evan Kristiansen (GRS’20). Kristiansen and his advisor, associate professor of biology Sean Mullen, study butterflies to understand the genetics of speciation. Photo by Cydney Scott

Biology

Seeking Clues to Natural Selection in Butterfly Wings

May 31, 2018

Assistant Professor Wilson Wong (BME).

Engineering Biology

Upgrading the Immune System to Fight Cancer

April 27, 2018

Biology

Lobsters on the Line

March 26, 2018

3D Illustration of a method of colored DNA sequencing

Genetics

At-Home Genetic Testing Leads to Misinterpretations of Results

February 28, 2018

Lonchura castaneothorax and Lonchura grandis species of Finches from New Guinea standing on a branch

Biology

Birds of a Feather

February 12, 2018

MRI scan brain images showing parts of the brain activated by hearing human speech

Neuroscience

Kilachand Center’s New MRI Scanner Yields Outstanding Data

February 12, 2018

cattle and trees illustration

Economics

Farmers and Forests

February 9, 2018

Romanian wildflowers

Environment & Ecology

Is species richness increasing? An intense ecological debate

January 22, 2018

CTE in teenage brains

CTE

BU-Led Study: CTE May Occur without Concussions

January 18, 2018

Bacterial colonies grown from Kombucha in a petri dish to be used for probiotics research

Biology

Putting Probiotic Supplements to the Test

January 16, 2018

Portrait of Boston University faculty Pamela Templer, Lucy Hutyra, and Jonathan Levy

Biology

BU Scientists Get $3 Million NSF Research Traineeship Grant

December 20, 2017

Vervet monkeys in the wild do not get fat, but monkeys in captivity do. Schmitt wants to understand what combination of genes, environment, and ancestry may trigger obesity. Photos by Ryan Cadiz

Biology

Chunky Monkeys

December 19, 2017

The blood vessel on the chip

Engineering Biology

Why Blood Vessels Leak

December 6, 2017

M/V Shear Water

Environment & Ecology

Hurricane Irma Wreaked Havoc Under the Sea, Too

November 30, 2017

microscopic image of tau tangles

Alzheimer’s Disease

MED Researchers: New Way to Look at Alzheimer’s

November 30, 2017

Biology

Avrum Spira Leads “Stand Up to Cancer” Dream Team

November 1, 2017

Avrum Spira Leads “Stand Up to Cancer” Dream Team