These days Sneha Mitra, PhD, spends a lot of time thinking about T cells — a type of white blood cell that helps protect the body from infection and cancer. A postdoctoral fellow at the Sloan ...

Undergraduates at the University of Colorado Boulder interested in biology and computer science used to have to find creative ways to blend their interests on their own. That changed when CU Boulder ...

The use of computational techniques and information systems has revolutionized research in the biological sciences — from the analysis of DNA sequences and the understanding of gene expression and ...

Modern agricultural sensors allow unprecedented amounts of 3D data to be gathered for research. These capabilities play an important role in understanding complex biological systems such as plant ...

Most organic molecules have a mirror-image twin. This concept is known as chirality. Yet life only uses one chiral molecule, not the other. The reason for this asymmetry is one of the greatest ...

What is Basic Science Research? Basic science research focuses on foundational questions that help us to better understand human biology and cancer. The Setty Lab investigates fundamental questions ...

In a remarkable fusion of biology and technology, a DNA-based computer that performs effectively has been created by scientists. This innovative breakthrough promises to redefine the boundaries of ...

BERKELEY, CALIF. — “You can’t go wrong in computer science,” Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates told University of California, Berkeley students on Friday. Some students, ...

Biology at other schools may be considered traditional, but at RIT it’s anything but. Smartphones that monitor heart health via an ECG. Biodegradable plastics that don’t harm the environment. Urban ...