With a cardboard box, a light source, and some filters, roadside clinics can accurately test for tuberculosis.
With a cardboard box, a light source, and some filters, roadside clinics can accurately test for tuberculosis.
Using scientific information as narrative can be a powerful way to communicate.
Cell culture goes 3-D with devices that better mimic in vivo conditions.
Scientists hope an understanding of nerve fibers responsive only to gentle touch will give insight into the role the sense plays in social bonding.
Stem cells collected from younger donors are more effective for transplantation and regenerative medicine than those from older individuals.
At age 16, Alexandra Sourakov has her first scientific publication, on the foraging behavior of butterflies.
On the 10th anniversary of The Scientist’s survey of life science academics, institutions are contending with tighter budgets and larger administrative staffs, while working to sustain and inspire their researchers.
Japanese astronauts deliver an aquarium to the International Space Station to study the effects of microgravity on marine life.
The first full computer model of a single-celled organism mimics the bacterium’s behaviors and paves the way to more complete disease models.