Chemist’s fix for a stubborn biomanufacturing problem? Engineer the liquid, not the machine
FluxBio’s near-term focus is to help biomanufacturers get more out of the reactors they already own.
Inquiry & Impact
The pursuit of knowledge through research, teaching, and learning, with impact at the FAS and beyond
Octopus cells pack ‘real surprise’ for biologists
Harvard biologists have discovered a mysterious distinction at the core of the octopus‘ cellular biology that appears to be unique in the animal kingdom.
Bigger benefits for kindergarten’s oldest boys uncovered
Being born a few days on either side of the school-enrollment cutoff date might seem like an arbitrary difference. But new research finds boys born just after the cutoff, who start kindergarten relatively old for their grade, enjoy far more advantages than previously known.
High-tech for the 1700s
Exhibit showcases tools that powered Revolutionary America
Evolution of human hands progressed feet-first
A new study shows how natural selection for locomotion reshaped both extremities
With fewer men going to college, U.S. marriage market makes surprising shift
Economists show education gaps are changing who gets married — but not for the people you might think
Undergraduate Aerospace Collective celebrates satellite launch
CubeSat launch from Cape Canaveral caps project that began in 2018
AI system automates coding for scientific research
A new AI tool called Empirical Research Assistance can automatically write high-performance scientific software, even outperforming software written by experts.
Cracking the code of ‘what the nose knows’
A team of researchers from two labs has created the most comprehensive map to date of how the primary olfactory system detects and organizes social and predator odors.
Lives saved by sociologist’s fix for skin tone bias
The Monk Skin Tone scale, devised in 2019 by Professor Ellis Monk, helps create more accurate medical diagnostic tools for patients with dark skin
How to tell the story of American racism? Alabama’s Legacy Sites offer ‘powerful’ approach
Students studying the intersections of art and racial justice traveled to Montgomery this semester.
A skull full of surprises
In a new study, OEB researchers CT-scanned 87 ray-finned fish species. Turns out fish aren't simple — they're just built completely differently than we assumed.
No pill for exercise: Why GLP-1s can’t replace physical activity
Why take a walk or a run when you can just take a pill? These are burning questions in the new era of revolutionary weight loss drugs.
Stopping cervical cancer before it starts
A researcher focused on developing therapeutic vaccines for the human papillomavirus (HPV), Alton Gayton will graduate from the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in May 2026 with a Ph.D. in virology. He discusses his pioneering work using circular RNA and artificial intelligence to treat and prevent cervical cancer, his upbringing in North Carolina, and his path from there to Harvard, via the University of North Carolina.