How a mind-controlling fungal parasite turns insects into zombies

Postdoc Carolyn Elya sheds light on how parasitic fungus hijacks the nervous system of flies.

Rohini Subrahmanyam • harvard
April 18, 2023 ~7 min

New program deciphers genetic code of genome sequences

Harvard researcher develops program to read any genome sequence and decipher its genetic code.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Nov. 15, 2021 ~5 min


New study shows that diet has major impact on gut biomes

New study shows that environmental factors such as diet make major impacts in the gut microbiome.

Clea Simon • harvard
March 23, 2021 ~6 min

Harvard scientists discover how jellyfish know when to sting

A team of researchers from Nicholas Bellono’s lab has discovered how the trigger system of jellyfish and sea anemones stinging works on a molecular level.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Feb. 10, 2021 ~6 min

Bonobo prey preference as potential sign of culture

According to new study, bonobo hunting tendencies show proof of culture

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Sept. 1, 2020 ~7 min

Why it may be hard to follow conversations in noisy environments

Harvard researchers have found two biomarkers that may help explain why a person with normal hearing struggles to follow conversations in noisy environments.

Suzanne Day • harvard
Jan. 31, 2020 ~5 min

Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in U.S. linked with resistance

New Harvard Chan School study supports claims that antibiotic resistance in the U.S. is linked more closely to the widespread use of these drugs than to their heavy use among a small fraction of the population.

Karen Feldscher • harvard
Dec. 18, 2018 ~4 min

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