The very cold, the merely chilled, and the colorful
Live-cell imaging forces cells to perform in an unnatural environment, but with the right chamber, you can keep them warm and comfortable.
As X-ray crystallography enters its second century, shrinking crystals and brighter light sources are redefining structural biology.
Fluorescent calcium sensors in transgenic mice give a real-time readout of neuronal activity.
With dogged persistence and an unwillingness to entertain defeat, Bruce Beutler discovered a receptor that powers the innate immune response to infections—and earned his share of a Nobel Prize.
Some of these insidious viruses expertly subvert the host immune system, allowing their unhindered proliferation.
Researchers take advantage of a diamond’s atomic flaw to devise a sensor that may one day snap images of individual molecules.
Researchers and biotech companies are bringing a universal flu vaccine closer to reality.
Carl Woese, the discoverer of the third domain of life, has passed away at age 84.
There's a lot more than dirt to the soil in which plants grow.