Researchers investigate a microorganism that may warrant a new eukaryotic kingdom in the classification of life.
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Researchers investigate a microorganism that may warrant a new eukaryotic kingdom in the classification of life.
California mulls a state law that would criminalize the unauthorized sharing, storing, or analyzing of genetic data.
The White House announces a strategy to foster development of biological products in fields ranging from medicine to agriculture.
A marine scientist ponders how academics could have handled the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill better.
Petitions asking for more funding for the federal research agency are gaining bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.
A genetic analysis reveals that the polar bear split from the brown bear some 600,000 years ago.
Congress sets aside a large pot of pork-barrel funds for research projects in 2012, but not nearly as much as seen in pre-recession years.
A member of the NSABB biosecurity board that recently reviewed H5N1 data criticizes the process.
Despite government efforts to ban unapproved stem cell treatments, companies around China still offer them openly.
A new law opens the door to teaching creationism and climate change denialism in the state's public schools.