Scientists have created synthetic human embryos. Now we must consider the ethical and moral quandaries

This development, widely described as a breakthrough that could help scientists learn more about human development and genetic disorders

How the rat race began

Natural selection favoured the survival of human ancestors who could run

Darwin's deadly disciple

Ernst Mayr transformed 20th century biology

The frog that leaped into today

A remarkable evolutionary find

The right match

If you want better genes, arranged marriage is the answer

SOS: Darwin's finches

Nestling finches in Galapagos Islands threatened by larvae of parasitic flies

Online Web of life

International Women’s Day: Female biologists bring much-needed perspective to science

Scientific fields have not only overlooked female researchers, but have also overlooked research into female biology, both of humans and animals

Scientists make meat with animal cells

This meat will be is nutritionally equivalent to conventional animal meat

Axolotls can regenerate their brains — these adorable salamanders are helping unlock mysteries of brain evolution, regeneration

Identifying all the cell types in the axolotl brain also helps pave the way for innovative research in regenerative medicine

Taking the short way home

Ants have sophisticated odometers

What's metapopulation biology

Metapopulation biology shows how

Can synthetic biology offer solutions to environmental challenges?

Researchers and environmentalists consider synthetic biology or synbio as a potential tool to preserve biodiversity and restore the natural ecosystem

Evolution and Science-fiction: Marriage of facts and fantasy

It is nearly impossible to consume a work of science-fiction that concerns itself with evolution without acknowledging Darwin’s role

Indian researchers work on novel coronavirus genome sequencing

Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad and Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, New Delhi working together

Oldest of all

Reason to save India's wolves

It’s reassuring to think humans are evolution’s ultimate destination – but research shows we may be an accident

Modern biologists agree most complex organisms have become more complex over the last 4 billion years, disagree over the process that accounts …

Human atlas: An initiative for holistic understanding of human biology

The project will collate and integrate molecular information on human tissues and organs that currently lie hidden in research articles

Arunachal college spots 3 new fish species

The fish of genus Aborichthys are distributed in streams like Senki, Barap and Palin 

The 2021 Nobel Prize for medicine helps unravel mysteries about how the body senses temperature and pressure

Discoveries of Julius and Patapoutian have given sensory researchers fundamental insights into how people interact with their world. But they …

Secret life of plants

A new book reinforces the fact that plants have intelligence and a complex sensory network

It pours red in Kerala

Original knock out

Cellular system to silence genes found

Tree of life

New technique sheds fresh light on the origin of species

The Human Genome Project pieced together only 92% of the DNA — now scientists have finally filled in the remaining 8%

Efforts continue to create diverse genomic references that fully represent the human population and life on Earth