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Motivated by a career-ending ligament tear, a former NFL player starts a company to test athletes' genetic predispositions to common sports injuries.

Editor's Choice in Physiology

After completing his studies in medicine and biology, a restless Ernst Haeckel set off for Italy in 1859 to study art and marine biology. The diversity of life fascinated the 26-year-old Prussian, and in addition to painting landscapes, he spent the

Editor’s Choice in Plant Biology

New types of biological filaments are turning up in yeast, fly, bacterial cells and in rat neurons, and they may yield clues to how the cytoskeleton evolved from metabolically active enzymes.

To ensure high-quality clinical trials of a malaria vaccine, organizers in rural Africa must first upgrade electrical and research infrastructures.

A young botanist pays tribute to his mentor by naming a newly discovered, rare species in his honor.

Gut bacteria may be the missing piece that explains the connection between diet and cancer risk.

Editor's Choice in Neuroscience

Dissatisfied with the uncertainty of crystallography, Ned Seeman invented a new way of assembling the molecules that encompass the logic of life.

Getting the big picture means asking lots of little questions.

Ascribing benefits to the experience of devastating illness or trauma is fraught with hidden dangers.