Aaron Engelhart and Kate Adamala join NASA-funded team with the aim of finding the origins of life. In pondering the big questions of life, few are bigger than, ‘Where did we come from?’ Aaron.

Pinpointing when processes are happening in plants could set the stage for improving food crops and producing better biofuels. We all run like clockwork as it turns out (even those of us who struggle.

With food production impacting everything from biodiversity to climate change, a global team of researchers—including a University of Minnesota professor—have established the first scientific targets.

New faculty member Thomas Niehaus investigates how metabolic processes go awry—and how biologists can conquer the chaos. Metabolism is a messy process. As basic chemical building blocks are converted.

New associate dean shares his vision for faculty research and areas of potential future growth in biological discovery. David Greenstein, a longtime faculty member in the Department of Genetics, Cell.

Claudia Schmidt-Dannert receives major research funding from Open Philanthropy Project. For many scientists, the road to get funding for their research is long and complex. They submit proposals, wait.

Researchers are tracking down the genetic roots of a process that could lead to more efficient production of biomass fuels. Over the course of evolutionary history, a small group of fungi decided to.

Field trials allow researchers to determine what varieties of industrial hemp grow best in different parts of Minnesota. If you had visited a farm field in Minnesota before World War II, you might.

Longtime faculty member steps into role as department head of Biology Teaching and Learning, and offers his insights on BTL’s efforts in education research. After serving as interim, David Kirkpatrick.

College of Biological Sciences faculty contributed to the creation of exhibits and more at the new Bell Museum. A wall display at the new Bell features images taken of plots at Cedar Creek Ecosystem.