Researchers are given a prize for high-impact science that began with an unusual or seemingly frivolous study.
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This year’s prizes are awarded for advances in liver transplantation, cell biology, and leadership in biomedical science.
Scientists ask the NSF to reconsider a granting mechanism they say could hurt junior faculty.
With a cardboard box, a light source, and some filters, roadside clinics can accurately test for tuberculosis.
Canines that chase away seagulls have been helping to reduce the amount of bird droppings, which can carry disease and lead to beach closures.
Using scientific information as narrative can be a powerful way to communicate.
Diverse plant communities create a disease-fighting "soil genotype."
Cell culture goes 3-D with devices that better mimic in vivo conditions.
Researchers are learning how species from across the animal kingdom use seismic signals to mate, hunt, solve territorial disputes, and much more.
Associate Professor in Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology at the University of Texas at Austin, John Wallingford, makes his living using cutting-edge microscopic techniques to watch developmental events unfold in real time.
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