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.
Bees, the pollinators of a third of the world’s food crops, are in peril. And that’s about the only thing scientists, environmentalists, policy makers, and agro-industrialists can agree on.
Crowds flooded into a Washington, DC, park to protest NIH budget cuts and rally for greater investment in potentially life-saving biomedical research.
Living fossils not so fossilized; Canadian gov’t threatens scientists’ freedom to speak and publish; gene therapy for sensory disorders; an unusual theory of cancer; clues for an HIV vaccine
A congressman raises concerns that some grants may violate restrictions on federal spending for lobbying.
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.