What is biology research for?

by Ran Blekhman

In the age of generative artificial intelligence (AI), the assumption that writing a paper requires doing science no longer holds true. Before deciding how to respond to the surge of…

Turning up the heat on chickpea yield

A University of Queensland study has outlined a practical pathway for accelerating the development of heat-adapted chickpeas using data from new ‘omic’ technologies. Ph.D. candidate Callum Jamie said…

What Is Biomaterials and Bio-inspired Engineering — And Why Does It Matter?

What Is Biomaterials and Bio-inspired Engineering — And Why Does It Matter? Nature has spent four billion years perfecting materials that surpass anything we’ve engineered in laboratories. A spider’s silk is stronger than steel at a fraction of the weight; abalone shells shatter-proof themselves through microscopic architecture; and wood combines rigidity with flexibility in ways … Read more