The conical configuration of these single-celled animals known as stentors is just one of many forms the shape-shifting organisms can take on. When they adopt this formation, the stentors’ golden, ...

The ER is the protein synthesis and processing center of a cell and is also responsible for the synthesis of some lipids. There are two types of ER in a cell – rough ER and smooth ER – that together ...

This orchid mantis is perfectly adapted to hide and hunt among the flowers from which it gets its name. Unlike many other insects, these mantises can change their color from their default of white to ...

Imagine going to the dentist with this set of teeth! These are teeth located on a snail’s “tongue,” or radula, also called a rasper, which is constantly licking the ground to scrape up and transport ...

The story of the cell cycle is often told only through the perspective of the chromosomes as they replicate and then divide. This resource beautifully illustrates the role of the cytoskeleton in that ...

Take a visual journey through some of the major concepts in biology. These pathways to discovery were created by educators to help users explore various biological concepts. We would like to extend a ...

Together, we’re unlocking the fundamentals of biology and building an open, inclusive future for science. Learn more about how we’re moving science forward. HHMI hires individuals from all backgrounds ...

The Inclusive Excellence learning community — currently comprising 191 colleges and universities — designs, implements, and evaluates ideas aimed at increasing institutional capacity for inclusion of ...

Beauty is all around us. It is everywhere our eyes can see – in the breathtaking majesty of snowcapped mountains, in the tranquil shores of tropical beaches, and in the faces of those we love. But ...

Read our goals for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusionexternal link, opens in a new tab in academic science and throughout our organization. And learn about the Center for the Advancement of ...

2023 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD Columbia University Ishmail Abdus-Saboor is interested in the skin-brain axis for tactile sensations. He wants to understand how the brain ...