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 ...

As a biology major, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking needed for a successful career in modern biology and related fields. The B.S. in Biological Sciences offers several ...

Scientists have discovered a microbe that bends the rules of the genetic code. This organism, Methanosarcina acetivorans, uses a flexible translation process. One codon, UAG, traditionally a stop ...