Researchers discover a protein that may allow already-differentiated somatic cells to become stem cells
Researchers discover a protein that may allow already-differentiated somatic cells to become stem cells
A highly virulent strain of E. coli has caused an unusually high number of severe kidney disease
A detailed interactive map shows the distribution of people in the United States who are infected with HIV
A study commissioned by the World Health Organization suggests that they may
A new breed of vaccines aims to wean users off cocaine.
Agribusiness giant Monsanto is finding out that it's difficult to conduct field trials of drought-resistant corn when it won't stop raining. The company hopes to launch a new line of corn seed that's been genetically engineered to thrive in drough
The World Health Organization is remaining mum on the issue of maintaining laboratory stocks of the smallpox virus, which the US government wants to preserve for the next five years. The WHO originally slated the two remaining stocks, one at the C
Researchers have found a nifty new use for Google -- the popular search tool may be able to track the spread of the deadly bacterial disease, MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). In a paper published last week on the website of Emerg
Sequences from a US government-funded program to paint a genomic picture of the human gut's complex ecosystem are going public for the first time since the effort started in 2008. Researchers sequenced thousands of samples taken from 300 healthy v