Meet the species whose DNA has recently been sequenced.
New data suggests that skin rashes are associated with lower risk of developing certain cancers.
Gene expression analysis allows researchers to predict which patients will respond to flu vaccines and possibly expedite vaccine development.
New evidence supports an old idea that embryos with genetic abnormalities can somehow fix themselves early in development.
Three RNAs expressed in the nucleolus mediate death in cells exposed to too much fat.
The story of the US government’s efforts to stamp out smallpox in the early 20th century offers insights into the science and practice of mass vaccination.
In Chapter 5, "The Stable and the Laboratory," author Michael Willrich explores the burgeoning vaccine manufacture industry that ramped up to combat smallpox epidemics in turn-of-the-twentieth-century American cities.
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.
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