THIS MUST BE Genetic Disorders Month in Kelsey’s biology class. I know the teacher is trying to explain how genes and chromosomes work, but every day my 16-year-old comes home with a new, often fatal, ...

The Amgen Foundation has announced a three-year, $3 million grant to develop comprehensive biology lessons at the Khan Academy — a nonprofit dedicated to providing free online education. With the ...

Novel perspectives emerge from a recent conference on the origins of eukaryotic cells, which covered phylogenetics, population genetics and evolutionary consequences of energy requirements and ...