Philanthropy backs bold science as federal funds shrink. Schmidt Polymaths support Saad Bhamla’s work on biomechanics of everyday organisms from ripple bugs to flamingos.

How do cells know what they should become as the body develops? Biological development depends crucially on spatial patterns: ...

Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies ...

For this feline, a life-altering condition was remedied with the removal of three extra legs! Giving this now-tripod kitty a ...