A look at some of biology’s communication networks
Discoveries of microbial communities that transfer electrons between cells and across relatively long distances are launching a new field of microbiology.
Researchers find zero evidence for Lyme-induced autism.
Double helix celebrates 60; detecting calories without taste; bacteria vs. tumor; perceptual consciousness in babies
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
Environmental issues that resonate on an immediate, emotional level seem to play better on sites like Facebook than do longer-term, but no less serious problems.
Protected areas help to conserve imperiled tropical forests, but many are struggling to sustain their resident species.
Leopold, The Drunken Botanist, Beautiful Whale, and Between Man and Beast
Professor, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology. Age: 40
Microbes affect weight loss; dozens of cancer-linked genes identified; a climate change scientists speaks out about personal attacks; isolation among elderly linked to death