Biology

Stanford research shows that large, efficient scavengers are disappearing globally, allowing carrion to persist longer and creating opportunities for disease-carrying species like rodents to proliferate.

New research shows that protecting trees can limit harmful mosquito species and lower the risk of disease transmission.

Microbiologists Justin and Erica Sonnenburg are working to understand the complex microbial community that resides within the human gut and its potential for helping people live healthier, longer lives.

Stanford biophysicist Ben Good is exploring changes in the gut microbiome, with the long-term goal of improving health and developing treatments for a range of illnesses.

How Stanford researchers are working with the building blocks of biology to produce greener chemicals, more climate-resilient agriculture, and new ways to repurpose food waste.

Stanford biologist Lauren O’Connell explores the fundamental questions that underlie human relationships.

Factors affecting the survival of the California native trees are more complex than previously understood, with deer and seedling-supporting “nurse plants” playing unexpected roles.

The space offers Stanford researchers the rare opportunity to study the cellular and molecular structures of marine organisms that hold clues to the evolution of life.

As climate change increases droughts, Stanford researchers have identified a potential way to improve corn resilience.

A team of leading scientists says that advances in artificial intelligence and masses of experimental data have put a virtual cell within reach. But getting there will take a global collaboration like never before.