Researchers identify the target protein of a recently discovered human coronavirus, shedding light on infection and possible interspecies spread.
Researchers identify the target protein of a recently discovered human coronavirus, shedding light on infection and possible interspecies spread.
Tailoring ethical oversight to participant-led research
Native Australian frog tadpoles outcompete the tadpoles of the invasive cane toad, suggesting the native frogs could form part of a suburban control program.
Oncologist Jane C. Wright and physics Nobel-winner Donald Glaser have died.
Although fully organized patient-run trials are still few and far between, patients are taking a more active role in clinical research.
The Undead, Frankenstein's Cat, The Universe Within, and Physics in Mind
Patients are sidestepping clinical research and using themselves as guinea pigs to test new treatments for fatal diseases. Will they hurt themselves, or science?
A team of physics students in the U.K. have worked out that spider silk could be strong and tough enough to stop a moving train.
A new play explores the mind of the father of modern physics through his interactions—factual and imagined—with a curmudgeonly colleague.
The first human trial of a treatment using induced pluripotent stem cells has received conditional approval from an institutional review board in Japan.