New study finds seabirds’ response to abrupt climate change 5,000 years ago transformed sub-Antarctic island ecosystems

Was Hong Kong once a coral reef paradise?

HKU study reveals the hidden fight within corals

Revisiting energy flow in photosynthetic plant cells

An unexpected heat shock to neurons: HKU scientists and collaborators uncovered a new mechanism for balancing protein stability during neuronal development

HKU ecologists and international team discover ongoing and future tropical diversity decline

HKU marine ecologists reveal larvicidal oil for mosquito control threatens coastal marine life and pollutes sea environment

Metagenomics reveals distinct microbiotypes in giant clams Tridacna maxima

HKU study unlocks the secret of corals’ tolerance to climate change: their diet

A New Book by Dr Hannah Mumby

HKU researchers develop a novel wastewater treatment process to effectively remove health hazardous chemical contaminants

HKU Paleontologists Discovered a Solid Evidence of Formerly Elusive Abrupt Sea-level Jump

HKU marine biologist and international team unveil impacts of heatwave on reef fishes

Shoring up the coastlines

Endangered eels onsale in local markets

A team of international mangrove forest experts suggesting optimistic cause for global mangrove conservation

Coral Key Comes Home to Experts

Researchers see red over bad diet

Ocean Deoxygenation: Everyone's Problem

HKU Plant Scientists Identify New Strategy to Enhance Rice Grain Yield

Decoding a new sign in chromatin maze

Elephants have a nose for quantity

Choices of sampling method bias functional components estimation and ability to discriminate assembly mechanisms

Dr Karen Yuen and Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Yick Hin Ling discovered cell division requires a balanced level of non-coding RNA for chromosome stability

Eco-supportive shorelines composed of ecological bricks

A new style of "ecological brick" that will provide habitats for marine life around the reclaimed land. Read more.

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

Postgraduate Student Public Seminar

November 30 @ 4:30 pm

Heavy metal contamination in Hong Kong mangroves: multiscale impacts on key ecosystem components by Miss Bulter ...

December 2 @ 9:00 am

Functional Characterisation of a novel kinase, SH3 domain binding kinase 1 (SBK1), in glucose homeostasis by Ms. Ahuja ...

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LATEST ARTICLES FROM THE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

New study finds seabirds’ response to abrupt climate change 5,000 years ago transformed sub-Antarctic island ecosystems

A 14,000-year paleoecological reconstruction of the sub-Antarctic islands done by an international research team led by The University of Maine ...

Was Hong Kong once a coral reef paradise? HKU researchers reveal the historic range and diversity of corals in the Greater Bay area for the last 5,000 years

Researchers from The University of Hong Kong’s School of Biological Sciences and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, have for the first time ...

Dr. Jimmy Louie has a story of Food Additives

Dr. Jimmy Louie tells a story of food additives. http://news.tvb.com/programmes/vitallifeline/5f687d9f335d19b629d63452

Awards to School Members

Dr. Timothy C Bonebrake has been awarded the Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau) for 2020. This is a prestigious fund under the ...