A decade’s worth of engineering-infused biology
Learn about the field’s first genetic circuits and read forecasts by George M. Church and J. Craig Venter of a future where man-made organisms pump out novel fuels, drugs, and therapies.
Ecosystems are failing and extinction rates are soaring. Thomas E. Lovejoy and Edward O. Wilson weigh in on why cataloging existing species, discovering new ones, and maintaining a balanced and diverse global ecosystem are critical for ensuring a habitable environment for all.
A handful of life science researchers will take home the United States' top science honor.
Even highly diluted crude oil can impact fish in the marshes bordering the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
A German ethics council weighs in on the discussion about the use of human-animal chimeras in research.
Wangari Maathai, a human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, started a movement to plant more than 30 million trees and generate nearly 1 million jobs.
Researchers find that sampling DNA from the soil can be an effective way to determine how many individuals of a variety of species inhabit a particular area.
A female bulldog with testicles but no SRY gene considered scientific anomaly.
This year’s winners research topics ranging from stem cell regulation to brain damage from football injuries.