Biology
Explore breakthroughs in biology from Harvard and beyond—discoveries in genetics, ecosystems, health, and the science of life.
To Promote Healthy Habits in Patients, Start With the Doctors
Why Harvard Medical School is training physicians to think more like coaches
How AI Took Control of a Living Brain
An AI agent in a Harvard lab learned to guide an animal to food—and that gives hope to Parkinson’s patients.
Raw and Red Hot
Could inflammation be the cause of myriad chronic conditions?
A new Green Revolution grows from agricultural technologies
Can microbial technologies lead to better, more abundant food?
What Makes the Human Mind?
Biological anthropologist Marc Hauser explores what he terms “humaniqueness”
Best Friend Bests Chimp
How domestication allows animals to communicate with humans