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Researchers develop several thousand haploid human cell lines, each with a different gene mutant.

The drought has ended for biotech companies seeking to join the public market, but whether this upward swing will last is anybody’s guess.

Tiny genes that control fly and human heartbeats hint at a trove of ignored but important sequences.

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

The America Invents Act (AIA) was a step in the right direction for US competitiveness and open innovation.

The increasing push to commercialize research is destroying the scientific community.

Desire and arousal disorders require the biopharmaceutical industry’s attention.

Continuously eating fatty foods perturbs communication between the gut and brain, which in turn perpetuates a bad diet.

Mice whose brains express the HIV-1 Tat protein show a heightened response to the drug and appear more vulnerable to relapse.

Two studies peg down how a bacterium indigenous to the oral cavity can contribute to the development of colorectal cancer.

Mice on a low-calorie diet harbor a distinct population of gut microorganisms that helps prolong life.

Pluripotent cells can help regenerate tissues and maintain long life—and they may also help animals jumpstart drastically new lifestyles.