Undergraduate research is part of our DNA. Students can hit the ground running with research projects as early as their first year. The lab and scientific writing skills that undergraduates develop set them apart as they launch their career. "I am proud of ...

For the past few years, I have grown a variety of peppers in my garden. I use them to make a pepper sauce. The sauce has to age for one year in the dark corner of our pantry. I don’t necessarily understand it, and it may seem trivial. However, it’s ...

The Board on Life Sciences (BLS) was established in 1984 to serve as the focal point for addressing critical, emerging policy and technical issues associated with the life sciences and biotechnology research and their applications. We engage experts ...

A few small changes to your daily routine could add years to your life. Combined shifts in sleep, exercise and diet may significantly extend lifespan and years spent in good health, according to a new study published in The Lancet. Researchers at the ...

As synthetic biologists, we have spent the last few decades in awe of the breakthroughs in the field. In the last fifteen years, synthetic biologists have stored books, images, and even videos in DNA, developed the ability to modify and engineer genes with ...