The European Commission approves the Western hemisphere’s first gene therapy, aimed at correcting a lipid-processing disorder.
The European Commission approves the Western hemisphere’s first gene therapy, aimed at correcting a lipid-processing disorder.
Continued overfishing of forage fish such as sardines and herring can result in devastating ecological and economic outcomes.
Successive awakening of soil microbes drives a huge pulse of CO2 following the first rain after a dry summer.
Snapshots from an annual meeting that celebrates the birth of a prominent biologist
A conference, started 10 years ago partly as a disease ecologist’s birthday party, has become one of the most valued meetings in the field.
Record fish die-offs in the Midwest call for a fresh look at how humans are disrupting the planet’s essential water cycle.
Mice fed a mix of six strains of bacteria were able to fight a C. difficile infection that causes deadly diarrhea and is resistant to most types of treatment.
Individuals of a newly discovered microbe species line up end-to-end to form electron transport cables many times their length.
The federal government tightens regulations on SARS and other deadly viruses, but the changes could hamper research.
Bees, sheep, and chimps are just a few of the animals known to self-medicate. Can they teach us about maintaining our own health?