By pioneering fundamental bioscience discoveries, we reveal the foundational principles that govern life. From life’s microscopic building blocks to organismal behaviour, ecosystem interactions and evolutionary trajectories, we dissect the complexity of life and convert this knowledge into transformative solutions and technologies for society. Institute of Ecology and EvolutionInstitute of Immunology & InfectionInstitute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and BiotechnologyInstitute of Molecular Plant SciencesInstitute for Stem Cell ResearchCentre for Engineering BiologyUK Centre for Mammalian Synthetic BiologyCentre for Adapting to Changing Environments This article was published on Tuesday 23 June 2026