Invasive species threaten the most pristine place on Earth.
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Invasive species threaten the most pristine place on Earth.
Pharmaceutical companies should deploy cash to fund struggling biotech companies, which could generate much needed new drugs.
Funding only outstanding researchers is increasing the gap between good and great labs and forcing some out of science in search of a bigger paycheck.
Fruit flies consume alcohol to kill off parasites.
Designing the simplest possible living organism artificially may lend clues as to what life is.
Scientists use Google Earth to fact check official reports of fish farming in the Mediterranean.
While biotechnology has met with mixed public reactions, to date nanotechnology seems to invoke much less public concern.
Celebrity spokespeople for pharma companies can manipulate the public’s understanding of disease.
Biomedical research can learn from citizen science, which is grounded in strong relationships with study participants.