When James Morris started teaching biology at Harvard in 2000, he was dismayed by the textbooks that were available. Though there were exceptions, they tended to be dull, full of facts students were ...

What do an amoeba and an elephant have in common? If liver cells have the same DNA as brain cells, why are they different? What goes wrong during cancer? The answers to these questions depend on the ...

An introductory course in biology suitable for students with little previous experience in the subject. Topics include: the diversity of life; cells as the basic unit of life; form and function of ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Students in the University’s introductory biology lab now have the option to join a section in ...

ONE of the hindrances to the more frequent introduction of science subjects into the schemes of study under the tutorial class movement has been the difficulty of arranging for the practical work ...

Synthesis and assembly of DNA powerfully enables reverse genetics-based approaches to scientific discovery. I'll present recent and unpublished work on genome refactoring and redesign, focusing on ...

The university has ditched traditional intro bio labs—the kinds where students learn to use a pipette or dissect an animal—in favor of a virtual reality experience set in a VR wildlife sanctuary for ...