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BioBits kits are designed to be used by students and teachers with no biological training. They use simple, hands-on experiments, to teach concepts of synthetic and molecular biology. Credit: Wyss ...

In a series of posts I want to explore the interplay between basic biology, which looks at the natural world to learn about how life works, and synthetic biology, which studies what is not found in ...

Depending on the body's needs, the liver utilizes lipids to generate metabolic energy, secretes them as lipoproteins, or packages them for storage Unbalanced lipid storage and utilization result in ...

For teachers like Tom Martinez, the standard biology curriculum can feel a bit stale—teaching the same old units, recounting facts that have been passed down for decades. Yet science teachers often ...

Scientists have discovered a microbe that bends the rules of the genetic code. This organism, Methanosarcina acetivorans, ...

The words “molecular biology” might sound intimidating to most, but it’s not quite as bad as you think, so let’s break down those two words. The word “molecular” means “relating to or consisting of ...

Biology is the science of life and living organisms which includes structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, etc. In other words, we can say to study plant and animal life of a particular region ...