Stimulating brain cells with light reveals the dysfunctional circuitry that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Stimulating brain cells with light reveals the dysfunctional circuitry that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Some H5N1 and H7N9 bird flu viruses could be one mutation away from spreading efficiently between humans.
The recently announced BRAIN Initiative, referred to as the Apollo program for neuroscience, needs more funding and better goals to live up to the hype.
Analysis of citation data from last year suggests that genomics is still the most influential field of research.
Scientists discover gene behind an inherited muscle disorder by studying zebrafish embryos.
Top justices rule that police have the right to take DNA swabs from people who are arrested, even before they are convicted.
Was the Human Genome Project the key to a gold mine?
Regular supplies of food for scavenger birds in Spain may not be the most effective conservation strategy, as smaller birds are bullied away.
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Highlights from a series of three webinars on the future of genome research, held by The Scientist to celebrate 60 years of the DNA double helix