NIH, history

A new study shows that over the past century, the age at which scientists produce their most valuable work is increasing.

An early advocate of the sequencing of the human genome reflects on his own predictions from 1986.

Twenty-five years later, the magazine is still hitting many of the same key discussion points of science.

History repeats itself, and so do trends in research funding.

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.