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Biology

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

Synthetic biology researcher Ahmad "Mo" Khalil, assistant professor of biological engineering at Boston University, and researcher at the Boston University Biological Design Center

Engineering Biology

Shedding Light on a Puzzling Protein Process

October 20, 2017

blood vessels

Engineering Biology

Blood Vessel on a Chip Offers Insight on Vessel Injury

October 11, 2017

Biologist David Obura diving in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) to examine coral reef recovery

Marine Biology

Coral Reef Recovery

October 11, 2017

Andrew Emili, director of Boston University wide Center for Network Systems Biology (CNSB)

Biology

Andrew Emili Heads New Center for Network Systems Biology

October 3, 2017

Andrew Emili Heads New Center for Network Systems Biology