Biology

Articles about living organisms, life processes and biological research.

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Brachiozoa

Brachiozoa — the clade uniting brachiopods and phoronids

Bracket fungus

Bracket fungi (shelf fungi): characteristics, ecology, and human uses

Brain

Brain

Brain cell

Brain cell (neurons and glia)

Brain stem

Branchiobdellida

Branchiobdellida — leech-like annelids associated with crayfish

Breast

Breast (human anatomy and function)

Breast augmentation

Breast augmentation

Surgical and autologous methods to increase breast volume, including implants and fat grafting; indications, techniques, risks, recovery, and long-term considerations.

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding: physiology, benefits, challenges and public health importance

Breath sounds

Breath sounds: types, how they are heard, clinical significance

Breathing

Breathing: how air moves through the lungs and sustains life

Breed

Breed — distinct types of domesticated animals and plants

Broca's area

Broca's area: brain region involved in speech and language production

Bronchiole

Bronchiole: small airways of the lung

Bronchus

Brood parasitism

Bryology

Bryology: the study of mosses, liverworts and hornworts

Bubo

Bubo: Inflamed lymph node associated with infection and reactive lymphadenopathy

Budding

Bulbourethral gland

Bulbourethral gland (Cowper's gland)

Burping

Burping (Eructation): Causes, Social Meaning, and Health Notes

Burrow

Burst kinetics

Burst kinetics in enzymology

Butterfly net

Butterfly net (aerial insect net)

Byssus

Byssus: mollusc attachment threads and the rare textile 'sea‑silk'

Calvin cycle

Cambrian explosion

Cambrian explosion: rapid diversification of animal life in the early Paleozoic

Campylobacter

Candidatus

Candidatus: provisional names for uncultured bacteria and other prokaryotes

Capillary

Capillary (microvessel)

Capsid

Capsid (viral protein shell)

Carbon fixation

Biological carbon fixation: pathways, mechanisms, and ecological significance

Carcass

Carcass: definition, decomposition, ecological role, and terminology

Cardiac muscle

Cardiac muscle (myocardium): structure, function, and clinical importance

Carnassial

Carnassial teeth

Carotenoid

Carotenoids: natural pigments, functions, and significance

Carpals

Carpals (Wrist Bones): Structure, Function, and Clinical Notes

Carsonella ruddii

Cartilage

Caste (biology)

Castorimorpha

Castorimorpha: the beavers, pocket gophers and kangaroo rats

Catabolism

Catabolism: the biochemical breakdown of molecules for energy

Cell

Cell (biology): structure, function, and main types

Cell biology

Cell Biology: structure, molecules, and cellular processes

Cell differentiation

Cell differentiation: how cells acquire specialized identities

Cell division

Cell division: processes, types, and biological significance

Cell growth

Cell Growth (Interphase): processes, regulation, and biological importance

Cell membrane

Cell membrane (plasma membrane): structure, function and diversity