This video presents a progressive rainbow of neurons in the brain of a fruit fly – but this is just a small sampling of the more than 135,000 neurons in a typical fruit fly’s brain. This video ...

This time-lapse video shows the development of the nervous system in a fruit fly embryo as it transitions to the larval stage. Fruit flies have a high reproduction rate and a very short gestation ...

Filopodia are specialized structures that extend from the cell membrane to allow a cell to explore the environment around it. These thin protrusions are full of a protein called actin, which, in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Beautiful Biology, an initiative of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and its Janelia Research Campus, aims to cultivate interest and curiosity in the life sciences through this portal of stunning ...

These are known as HeLa cells because they were originally isolated from a woman named Henrietta Lacks. She went to Johns Hopkins Medical Center in 1951 and was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She ...

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 ...

Vice President, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success, and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Centers ...