How an Italian scientist doing Frankenstein-like experiments on dead frogs discovered that the body is powered by electrical impulses.
How an Italian scientist doing Frankenstein-like experiments on dead frogs discovered that the body is powered by electrical impulses.
A German ethics council weighs in on the discussion about the use of human-animal chimeras in research.
The funding agency is taking strides to avoid losing parents from the scientific workforce.
A 2012 spending bill, approved by a Senate panel yesterday, would trim the NIH budget by $190 million.
A lawsuit accuses a Baltimore medical institute of exposing children to lead poisoning in the 1990s.
New doping tests that could be used at the 2012 London Olympics should ward off cheaters better than ever before.
Discoveries in protein folding and malaria treatment are recognized by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation.
An artist suggests that being buried in a suit laden with decomposing fungi may be healthier for the mind and the environment.
A new non-profit endeavor is calling for people to get their gut bacteria sequenced for the sake of science.