Integrated DNA Technologies fuses fruit flies, football and fun in a unique global contest with great prizes.

During the past few decades, the field of biology has dramatically expanded, incorporating many diverse sub-disciplines and specialty areas, such as microbiology and evolutionary biology. However, teaching biology to undergraduate students has not kept pace with the changes, and core biology curriculum varies widely from university to university and classroom to classroom.

Scientists have discovered that bacteria can reshape their DNA to survive dehydration.

A grandfather clock is, on its surface, a simple yet elegant machine. Tall and stately, its job is to steadily tick away the time. But a look inside reveals a much more intricate dance of parts, from precisely-fitted gears to cable-embraced pulleys and bobbing levers.

CSHL ramps up licensing of its short-hairpin RNA technology already used widely in cancer research and drug development.

The gap between stem cell research and regenerative medicine just became a lot narrower, thanks to a new technique that coaxes stem cells, with potential to become any tissue type, to take the first step to specialization. It is the first time this critical step has been demonstrated in a laboratory.

Harvard Stem Cell Institute, initially just an idea, quickly became a generator of scientific discoveries.

Important resource for speeding research and diagnostic development.

Findings should help narrow the search for genetic contributions of autism and suggest new routes for therapy.

In fruit flies, taste buds appear to help promote a long, healthy life.

Manipulating how plants express their genes holds the promise of higher crop yields and better performance under drought or other environmental stress.

Genetic material hitchhiking in our cells may shape physical traits more than we thought.