Welcome to HKU School of Biological Sciences

There are two universal truths about biology. First, is unity. Life evolved once: its fundamental processes and building blocks are essentially the same regardless of species or location. The second is diversity. Evolution gave rise dazzling variety: millions of species, each with a unique array of adaptations, and a myriad different local communities. At the School of Biological Sciences, we study the proximate mechanisms underlying biological systems as well as their ultimate outcomes.  Our teaching and research contributes to the understanding, appreciation and conservation of nature in Hong Kong and globally.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Guest Seminar (E&B Area)

March 11 @ 4:30 pm

Functional genomics as a window into the drivers of community structure and dynamics in temperate and tropical ...

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Postgraduate Student Public Seminar (M&CB Area)

March 13 @ 2:30 pm

THE FUNCTION OF LEM-3 ENDONUCLEASE IN REGULATING CELL FATE DETERMINATION by Miss Deng Siyu | Supervisor: Professor ...

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LATEST ARTICLES FROM THE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

Who Gets the Lion’s Share? Most conservation funds go to large vertebrates at expense of ‘neglected’ species 生物多樣性保護資金分配不均, 籲重新審視受資助的項目和物種

Proportion of funding supporting single-species projects (green) and multiple species projects (yellow) per taxonomic group. Numbers on the right ...

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HKU Research Identifies PICH Protein as Key Player in Preventing Chromosome Breakage Linked to Cancer 港大研究發現PICH蛋白是防止與癌症相關染色體斷裂的關鍵

PICH acts like a lookout, spotting and attaching to tiny DNA threads called ultrafine anaphase bridges (UFBs). When PICH is inactivated (knockdown, ...

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HKU Ecologists Uncover Significant Ecological Impact of Hybrid Grouper Release through Religious Practices 港大生態學家揭示 放生沙巴龍躉正嚴重威脅香港水域生態系統

Released through the religious practice of mercy release, the Tiger Grouper-Giant Grouper hybrid (TGGG), also known as the Sabah grouper, now swims ...

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