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Patient safety is paramount in regulating new stem cell treatments.

A variety of genetic strategies to counter insect-borne diseases are close to maturity.

Scientists uncover the identities of anonymous DNA donors using freely available web searches.

Researchers identify a chromosome in ants that influences colony social structure and, much like the mammalian Y sex chromosome, doesn’t recombine.

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

Non-confirmatory or “negative” results are not worthless.

Scientists use virus-free gene therapy on patient-derived stem cells to repair spinal muscular atrophy in mice.

Researchers and biotech companies are bringing a universal flu vaccine closer to reality.

Maria Konnikova says the field of psychology has something to learn from great works of fiction.

Children born under China’s One-Child Policy exhibit more negative personality traits in adulthood than those born prior.

Resource-limited countries are in desperate need of better diagnostic tests for life-threatening illnesses.

Reprogrammed stem cells are not attacked by the immune system, or are they?