After 40 years at Fred Hutch Cancer Center asking good questions of his own science and the science of his colleagues, cell biologist Jonathan Cooper, PhD has retired from the Basic Sciences Division.

Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably learned about organelles, those little “organs” inside cells that form compartments with individual functions. For example, ...

Every multicellular organism, from tiny worms to humans, elephants and whales, needs a way for their cells to work together. Cells have a variety of protein receptors on their surfaces that connect ...

Creating protein interactions through computational design is a key challenge in the fields of both basic and translational biology. An approach that uses the machine-learned fingerprints of ...

As nearly one in six couples experience fertility issues, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is an increasingly common form of reproductive technology. However, there are still many unanswered scientific ...

Before you dismiss this site because of its name, I urge you to take the advice articulated on the homepage: “If you are looking for basic biology information, stay on this site. It’s not just biology ...

Founded at the turn of the 20th century under the leadership of Peter Frandsen, an 1895 graduate of Nevada, the Department of Biology boasts a rich history. Frandsen returned to Nevada in 1900 after ...

A new microfluidics cell culture model recapitulates the basic biology of gut touch. “In many ways, it recapitulates the [gastrointestinal] system because the cell bodies of neurons within the gut ...

The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally, is the first single-celled organism ever observed ...

Students can find quick revision materials for the ICSE Class 10 Biology (Science Paper 3) exam on Friday, March 13, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., to be completely prepared for the exam. We have ...