It may have fewer than many of the other sciences, but biology does have two dozen or so “rules”—broad generalizations about the behavior or nature and evolution. Now, USC researchers want to add a ...

Scientists often use "epigenetic clocks" to measure biological aging, but what makes these clocks tick is not fully ...

This fact should be considered a biological universality, proposes University of Southern California molecular biologist John Tower. Biological laws are thought to be rare and describe patterns or ...

Now, John Tower, professor of biological sciences at USC Dornsife, believes he has uncovered another rule of biology. He published his idea on May 16 in the journal Frontiers in Aging.

A new "rule of biology" centered around the concept of selectively advantageous instability could bring new insights to evolution and aging.

Now 164 years later, nine scientists and philosophers on Monday proposed a new law of nature that includes the biological evolution described by Darwin as a vibrant example of a much broader ...

Another example of biological 'rules' lies in repeating structures that obey mathematical power laws as they increase in size, such as the ever-expanding spiral of a nautilus shell.

A new 'rule of biology' may have come to light, expanding insight into evolution and aging Date: May 16, 2024 Source: University of Southern California Summary: A molecular biologist may have ...