Biology

Articles about living organisms, life processes and biological research.

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Skeletal muscle

Skeleton

Skene's gland

Skene's glands (paraurethral glands)

Skin

Skin

Skin: structure, functions, variation, and human significance

Comprehensive overview of skin as an organ and animal covering: its structure, functions, variation among species, health and care, evolutionary background, and cultural uses.

Skull

Skull (cranium): structure, function, and diversity

Sleep

Sleep: biology, stages, functions, patterns and health

Sleeping Beauty transposon system

Slime mould

Slime moulds: biology, life cycle, ecology, and scientific importance

Small interfering RNA

Small interfering RNA (siRNA)

Small intestine

Smooth muscle

Snakefly

Sneeze

Sneeze: reflex, causes, health implications and cultural notes

snRNP

Small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs)

Somatic cell

Somatic Cell: Definition, Characteristics, Development and Significance

Somatic nervous system

Somatosensory system

Soricomorpha

Spawn (biology)

Speciation

Speciation: How new species arise and the mechanisms involved

Sperm

Spermatophore

Spermatophore: Packaged Sperm and Its Role in Animal Reproduction

Spider silk

Spike protein

Spike protein (viral surface glycoprotein)

Spine

Spine (vertebral column): structure, function, evolution and health

Spiracle

Spirillum

Spirillum — spiral-shaped bacteria: morphology, taxonomy and significance

Spirochaetaceae

Spirochaete

Spirochaete (Spirochaetae) — helical, motile bacteria and their significance

Spliceosome

Spliceosome: cellular machinery for pre-mRNA splicing

Sporangium

Sporangium: enclosure for spores and its role in plant and fungal life cycles

Spore

Squamosal bone

Staining

Stalking

Stalking: animal behavior, human harassment, law, and prevention

Staphylococcaceae

Staphylococcaceae: family of Gram‑positive cocci

Staphylococcus

Staphylococcus — genus of gram-positive cocci bacteria

Staphylococcus aureus

Starvation

Starvation: causes, physiology, signs, history, and recovery

Steganinae

Steganinae — a subfamily of Drosophilidae

Stem

Stem cell

Stem cell: biology, types, and medical significance

Sterile

Sterilisation

Sterilisation: permanent prevention of reproduction

Sterilization (microbiology)

Sterilization (microbiology)

Sternum

Sternum (breastbone): structure, function, and comparative anatomy

Steroid

Steroid

Steroid: structure, types, biological roles and medical uses

Steroids are organic compounds with a characteristic four‑ring core. This article explains their structure, natural occurrence, major classes (hormones, sterols, synthetic drugs),

Steropodontidae

Steropodontidae: Early Cretaceous monotremes of Australia