Crowdsourcing biomedical research; bird flu contagion?; zebrafish shed light on inherited muscle disorder; the economics of the Human Genome Project; the epigenetics of pair bonding
Crowdsourcing biomedical research; bird flu contagion?; zebrafish shed light on inherited muscle disorder; the economics of the Human Genome Project; the epigenetics of pair bonding
How the study of human social interactions is helping researchers understand the spread of diseases like influenza and HIV
The mosquito’s role in malaria virulence; the value of grant review; Europe must embrace GM crops; why roaches avoid sugary bait
The brain’s role in aging; tracking disease; understanding the new flu virus; no autism-Lyme link; one drug’s journey from bench to bedside
What scientists are learning about the zoonotic flu virus that has infected more than 100 people in China since February
Two people have died and five have fallen ill from the H7N9 virus.
After a year-long voluntary moratorium to discuss regulations and safety measures, scientists are set to resume controversial H5N1 research.
The head of a US infectious disease funding body urges researchers to continue the voluntary cessation of research on avian influenza.
The NIH agrees with the government advisory board’s recommendation to publish both controversial bird flu studies in full.
Science adviser John Holdren speaks out about how the Presidential Administration is handling the controversial research that rendered avian flu transmissible between ferrets.