By engineering the genome of E. coli with genes from several sources, scientists have coaxed the microbe to produce diesel-replica hydrocarbons.
By engineering the genome of E. coli with genes from several sources, scientists have coaxed the microbe to produce diesel-replica hydrocarbons.
Animal-rights activists devastate a psychiatric research lab at the University of Milan.
A new study of brain activity patterns suggests that babies as young as 5 months old have the neural mechanisms to register that they’ve seen a face.
Researchers are identifying distinctive brain activity patterns that can be used to monitor patients under anesthesia and assess consciousness in “vegetative” patients.
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
A new study blames the unreliable nature of some research in the field on underpowered statistical analyses.
A decision will not be reached until later in the year, but the United States’ top justices appear to be inclined to rule against the validity of patenting human genes.
Just the flavor of beer is enough to boost dopamine in brain areas related to reward—especially in men with alcoholic relatives.
Today’s tulip trees carry similar mitochondrial DNA as those that grew in the time of the dinosaurs.
A new survey finds a high incidence of sexual harassment and rape among women doing anthropological field work.