From basic research to beneficial therapies
Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
Keith Campbell, a biologist who was part of the effort to clone Dolly the sheep, has passed away at the age of 58.
Laboratory-raised populations of dung beetles reveal a mother's extragenetic influence on the physiques of her sons.
Will the recently launched Reproducibility Initiative succeed in cleaning up research and reducing retractions?
Mice raised in isolation from their mothers developed cognitive deficits similar to those of babies raised in orphanages where physical contact is infrequent.
Giving researchers access to the health records of 52 million people in England could prove invaluable to biomedical scientists.
Reduced support from the US National Library of Medicine threatens to shut down five popular biological databases.
The brain’s phagocytes follow an ATP bread trail laid down by calcium waves to the site of damage.
On the 10th anniversary of The Scientist’s survey of life science academics, institutions are contending with tighter budgets and larger administrative staffs, while working to sustain and inspire their researchers.