Editor’s Choice in Immunology
Studying the earliest events in visual development, Carla Shatz has learned the importance of looking at one’s data with open eyes—and an open mind.
Member, Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington. Age: 38
When European explorers and fishermen began to frequent Canada’s shores in the 16th century, they brought with them a plethora of tools and trinkets, including knives, axes, kettles, and blankets. The region’s indigenous people traded the Europeans f
Researchers map pigments in early bird fossils using preserved metallic residues.
United Nation officials declare rinderpest the first animal disease to be fully eradicated.
Despite drug company’s and patients’ pleading, an FDA panel votes to rescind Avastin approval for breast cancer.
A male hormone-blocker currently used to treat prostate cancer may also benefit breast cancer patients.
A new report suggests that potential malaria treatments currently under study comprise the largest drug pipeline in history.
Revising a dysfunctional gene in vivo for the first time, researchers successfully restore blood clotting in hemophiliac mice.