Molecular Biology is the field of biology that studies the composition, structure and interactions of cellular molecules such as nucleic acids and proteins that carry out the biological ...

You’re probably familiar with the concept of handedness—a glove made for your left hand looks basically like the one for your right hand, but won’t fit—it’s a mirror image. Many of life’s important ...

The last time anyone in the state had officially documented the Appalachian grasshopper was in 1946, and the species was once thought to be extinct Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Field zoologist ...

In the right light, natural biofluorescence can intensify the birds’ colors — an insight that, believe it or not, comes from a trio of fish biologists. Thirty-seven of the 45 known species of ...

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Based on previous studies by marine researchers, a team of biologists hypothesized that Chironex yamaguchii, a dangerous species of box jellyfish known from Japan, is also present in Philippine ...

An international research team of biologists confirmed the presence of Chironex yamaguchii, a dangerous species of box jellyfish known from Japan, in Philippine waters. Through close examination of ...

Wildlife biologist Ben Vizzachero conducts a waterbird count at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge. He lost his job at the Los Padres National Forest as part of a wave of firings ordered by the ...

A male panther tipped the scales at a whopping 166 pounds recently after biologist tracked down the big cat. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, says it's the largest ...

The layoffs affected a Yankton woman and she shared her story with Dakota News Now. Dr. Liz Renner is a Fisheries Biologist originally from Crooks. She found her dream job in Yankton working for the ...

Vizzachero, 30, had worked as a federal biologist in Los Padres National Forest for just over a year. He is among the roughly 3,400 U.S. Forest Service workers who were laid off as part of ...

Biologists have discovered a new type of RNA-splicing regulation that helps to determine which protein-coding exons will be included in messenger RNA transcripts. RNA splicing is a cellular ...