at a level appropriate for non-majors or as an introduction for biology majors. Covers basics of virus, bacterium and protist biology and of the biology of the human immune system, including vaccines.

The "boring billion" shaped multicellularity, with energy demands sparking complexity. This era shows evolution's cost.

In sickness or in health, the billions of microorganisms that inhabit our guts are our constant companions throughout life.

When studying microbiomes, researchers tend to focus more strongly on microbial composition – the relative proportion of ...

In sickness or in health, the billions of microorganisms that inhabit our guts are our constant companions throughout life. In the past few decades ...

Computational biology and bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that develops and applies computational methods to analyse large collections of biological data, such as genetic sequences ...

Cell biology is the discipline of biological sciences that studies the structure, physiology, growth, reproduction and death of cells. Research in cell biology uses microscopic and molecular tools ...

Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found that the way DNA is packaged in cells can directly impact how fast DNA itself is copied during cell division. They discovered that DNA packaging sends ...

Nov. 14, 2024 — An international research team has uncovered a new mechanism crucial to the production of cellular proteins. When this mechanism is disrupted, the blueprints used by the cell to ...

eLife is a non-profit organisation inspired by research funders and led by scientists. Our mission is to help scientists accelerate discovery by operating a platform for research communication that ...

Impact and progress Frontiers' impact Progress Report 2022 All progress reports ...