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With scientific budgets eroding, the biomedical community needs to get more return from the data it has already generated.

The US Food and Drug Administration approves a cervical test for human papillomavirus to be used as a primary cancer screening tool.

Charting the progress of the various large-scale genome-sequencing projects as researchers working separately on their chosen species begin to pool analytical resources

A marine cyanobacterium possesses astounding genomic diversity, yet still organizes into distinct subpopulations that have likely persisted for ages.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

The surgically implanted device can be tweaked to provide short electric bursts that send a nerve-growing gene into local cells, a study on guinea pigs shows.

A detailed analysis of sex chromosomes finds unexpected evolution of functional Y chromosome genes across species.

Experts are skeptical about the effectiveness of games that claim to improve cognitive function. 

In mice, boosting depression-causing activity in neurons can actually reverse depressive symptoms.

Researchers show that a tuning algorithm can make one’s profile photo more memorable.

The extra chromosome behind Down’s syndrome can impact transcriptional regulation beyond chromosome 21, a study finds.

How to successfully inform policy when scientific evidence is not plainly evident.