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New York state legislators attempt to devise a budget and wrestle with conflicting language

An artist creates a drug called Havidol. Say the drug's name out loud, and you get her point

A professor emeritus known for his work with calcium takes time to execute nearly 1,000 paintings

Mice engineered to express a human photopigment gene show trichromatic vision, a process that may replicate the evolution of primate sensory systems

Researchers observe an unusual enzyme and mechanism of action in the final steps of making B12

Transgenic mosquitoes resistant to malaria infection outcompete normal mosquitoes when feeding on infected blood

Four years of flat funding causing major shifts in US biomedical research, university officials and senior scientists warn Congress

US Senators seek $1 billion to fund peer-reviewed food and agricultural basic research

Starting next month, German researchers must no longer leave public institutions after 12 years, a change officials hope will benefit mid-level scientists

Artists dive inside the body to expose its secret elements

A consultant to CSI and other productions shares how to make fictional science seem real, and why sometimes it's okay to sacrifice accuracy for entertainment

Budget cuts and emphasis on applied research have sparked concerns among scientists and politicians