Life Sciences and Biomedicine Archives

Shelf Life Video: Screening Biodiversity

Scientists at The American Museum of Natural History explain why managing biodiversity is a key component in managing endangered species.…

Biology Health

Many pathogenic bacteria use “stealth siderophores” to steal iron from humans. Find out how scientists are stopping bacteria from stealing…

Biology Health

By Katherine Lindemann In light of growing concerns about antibiotic resistance, the search is on for alternatives to existing antibiotics.…

Biology Health

Human cells need iron, and so does bacteria. Bacteria make siderophores, scavenger molecules that leave the cell to poach iron from hosts.

By Cathy Seiler Sara Bowen, PhD, is a biochemist with what can only be described as a giddy excitement for…

In ancient Mexican corn varieties, a scientist detected the DNA signature of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Should we be concerned?

By 2060, around 98 million people over the age of 65 will be living in the United States. What science can do for the aging brain?

A group of scientists think they can build such a “consciousness meter” using complex mathematics: the geometry of consciousness.

Miriam Doyle is a public health professional and one of an estimated forty thousand people who participated in the 2017…

Learn about the bats that live in Cuba with two researchers who are studying bats and biodiversity in this Caribbean nation