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The events of the past six months have inspired advocacy for the first time.

High levels of vitamin C absorbed by blood-forming stem cells are important for their normal development. 

Experiments that place untethered fish, flies, and mice in simulated environments give clues about the animals’ social behavior.

A new prototype machine can make the biological molecules of one’s choice from digital DNA sequences.

The infectious disease scientist spent seven years in the U.S. before returning home to establish a thriving center for research and help lead the fight against malaria.

Nature Plants explains how it handled a manuscript coauthored by Patrice Dunoyer, a biologist with multiple retractions to his name.

A memory B cell response to Zika virus in dengue-infected patients produced antibodies that were poorly neutralizing in vitro and instead enhanced infection.

Biomedical engineer Kyle Quinn fends off a frenzied Internet mob after being wrongly identified as a Charlottesville protester.

Studying biology in space sheds light on future space missions and life on Earth.

Optogenetic stimulation of the perirhinal cortex can cause macaques to process never-before seen-objects as familiar and known objects as brand new.

High-dose vitamin C injections reverse the effects of a leukemia-promoting genetic deficiency.

A fraught market for the barbiturates prescribed to terminally ill patients who choose to end their lives has physicians turning to options outside big pharma.