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Rats prefer to help their own kind. Humans may be similarly wired

A decade after scientists discovered that lab rats will rescue a fellow rat in distress, but not a rat they consider an outsider, new UC Berkeley research pinpoints the brain regions that drive rats to prioritize their nearest and dearest in times of crisis.

New book on species concepts by professor Brent Mishler

A new book entitled “What, if Anything, are Species?” by IB Professor Brent Mishler explores this controversial topic in detail, based on 40 years of investigation. He concludes that species are nothing special; entities currently given that rank are simply clades lik

Public talk on Jun 10

Join IB graduate student Tara Lepore on Thursday, June 10th for another exciting "Grounds for Science" event in UC Berkeley's Science at Cal series. Register for this free event here.

Check out the Spring 2021 Insight Newsletter!

Check out the new Spring 2021 Newsletter, as we welcome the department's new co-chairs to Integrative Biology.

Read here!