#biology

#biology

Cells are not only the fundamental units of life, but they also possess advanced abilities such as memory, information processing, and purposeful behavior, akin to artificial intelligence.

Sigmund Freud, as an early 20th-century Viennese Lamarckian, should take human nature to be highly malleable, leading to a paradox in his views against this idea.

Elysia chlorotica, the sea slug, performs a remarkable feat by eating algae and stealing chloroplasts, incorporating them into its own body to photosynthesize.

Mahadevan is driven by a remarkable curiosity about the intersection of mathematics, physics, and biology, exploring how form influences function across a range of phenomena.

This study is the first to demonstrate successful behavior control of insect cyborgs using only their natural sensory system -- without any electrical stimulation.

"The Star-Friedman Challenge supports promising research that might not be funded by traditional sources, encouraging investigators to explore new directions in their work."

A type of mechanical feedback regulates the growth of rose petals, leading to curled edges and pointed corners through extrinsic geometries that create multiple cusps along the edge.

Like all animals, humans evolved in an environment of food scarcity and unpredictability. For millions of years, survival depended on efficient energy storage during times of abundance.

"When you start out, you think you're the one who's stupid. But after ten years in science, you realize, okay, now I'm an expert and I still don't understand some of these figures."

L.M.-A. designed and performed experiments, oversaw work, and wrote the manuscript while D.S. generated viral strains and conducted one-step growth curves.