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Pitfalls and triumphs on the way to complete vaccine protection.

Two studies point to contamination of patient samples as the cause of a controversial 2009 finding that linked the mouse virus XMRV with chronic fatigue syndrome.

The path to eradicating malaria in Africa involves much more than just a vaccine.

As epidemics swept across the United States in the 19th century, the US government recognized the pressing need for a national lab dedicated to the study of infectious disease. 

Two research teams studying a rare genetic disorder discover independently that it's caused by genes that are crucial to DNA replication.

An art exhibit in New York City explores the science behind our reaction to sounds and sensations.

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Stanford University. Age: 41

An art exhibit in New York City explores the science behind our reaction to sounds

More than a dozen researchers voice their concerns about a 2010 paper that claims bacteria can use arsenic in place of phosphorus in its DNA and other biomolecules, such as proteins.

The most detailed genetic maps to date of classical lab mouse strains reveal limited genetic diversity and overwhelmingly originate from a single species of domestic mouse, the researchers report.

Cell phones = carcinogen; German E. coli epidemic continues; protein required for stem cell-ness

The most detailed genetic maps to date of classical lab mouse strains reveal limited genetic diversity