A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
The Canadian information commissioner will investigate mounting claims that the government is stifling communication between federal scientists and the press.
Government policies are shuttering research facilities while muzzling federal researchers by dissuading them from talking to the press, participating in international collaborations, or publishing their work.
Protected areas help to conserve imperiled tropical forests, but many are struggling to sustain their resident species.
Professor, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology. Age: 40
Microbes affect weight loss; dozens of cancer-linked genes identified; a climate change scientists speaks out about personal attacks; isolation among elderly linked to death
Microbial changes in the gut contribute to a patient’s ability to slim down after gastric bypass surgery.
Italy’s outgoing health minister allows patients to receive an unproven stem cell cocktail at the government’s expense.
Attacks on my work aimed at undermining climate change science have turned me into a public figure. I have come to embrace that role.