Research Associate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Age: 27
Research Associate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Age: 27
When molecular biology methods failed her, Sangeeta Bhatia turned to engineering and microfabrication to build a liver from scratch.
Discoveries of microbial communities that transfer electrons between cells and across relatively long distances are launching a new field of microbiology.
Researchers find zero evidence for Lyme-induced autism.
Double helix celebrates 60; detecting calories without taste; bacteria vs. tumor; perceptual consciousness in babies
Bioengineered kidneys transplanted into rats filter blood and produce urine, an achievement that points the way to replacement kidneys for humans.
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
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