An illustration depicting the fundamental relationship between sound and life. It shows sound waves merging with a DNA helix, over a background of mouse cells.
| 2 min read
A new study shows that sound isn’t just heard by the ears. Sound waves altered gene expression and influenced fat cell differentiation in culture.

sound

Modified from the cover of <em >The Sounds of Life</em>

Opinion: Listening to the Biosphere Is Key Step in Saving It

Conceptual image of an embryo with sound waves

Embryonic Eavesdropping: How Animals Hear and Respond to Sound

spider on a web

Spider Uses Its Web Like a Giant Engineered Ear

A Song of Spider Silk

Balaenoptera physalus, fin whale, seismology, acoustic, earthquake, recordings, ocean

Whale Song Echoes Help Scientists Map the Ocean Floor

ogre-faced spider Deinopis spinosa metatarsal trichobothria evolution senses hearing vibration sound

This Ogre-Faced Spider Can Hear Prey Through Its Legs

Ecuadorian Cactus Absorbs Ultrasound, Enticing Bats to Flowers

Smells of Nature Lower Physiological Stress

deer forest sounds

Browsing Deer Affect How A Forest Sounds

Softer Diets Allowed Early Humans to Pronounce “F,” “V” Sounds

Recording of “Sonic Attack” in Cuba Was Crickets: Scientists

Researchers Identify Gene Variants Linked to Synesthesia

Neurons That Recognize Tone Identified

Biologists Will Be Listening to the Eclipse

Trending

Photo of John Calhoun crouches within his rodent utopia-turned-dystopia

Universe 25 Experiment

An illustration of mustard-colored mitochondria against a dark blue background.

Mitochondrial DNA: A Maternal Legacy That Helps Trace the Past and Diagnose the Future

A blue gloved hand holding several vials on a black background.

A Man Who Survived Hundreds of Snakebites Helped Scientists Develop a Potent Antivenom

Photo of a woman submerged in icy water with her head and clasped hands above water.

What are the Risks and Benefits of a Cold Plunge?

Multimedia

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Bio-Rad
Exploring the Gut-Lung Axis in Health and Disease

Exploring the Gut-Lung Axis in Health and Disease

May digest 2025 cover
May 2025, Issue 1

Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

View this Issue
Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Bio-Rad
How technology makes PCR instruments easier to use.

Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

Thermo Fisher Logo
Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

10X Genomics
Optimize PCR assays with true linear temperature gradients

Applied Biosystems™ VeriFlex™ System: True Temperature Control for PCR Protocols

Thermo Fisher Logo

Products

Leica Microsystems Logo

Latest AI software simplifies image analysis and speeds up insights for scientists

BioSkryb Genomics Logo

BioSkryb Genomics and Tecan introduce a single-cell multiomics workflow for sequencing-ready libraries in under ten hours

iStock

Agilent BioTek Cytation C10 Confocal Imaging Reader

agilent technologies logo
Sapio Sciences logo

Sapio Sciences Introduces Biorepository Management Solution