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Figuring out how denatured proteins morph into their folded, active forms isn't just a challenge; it's one of the most elusive problems in biology.

DNA oligonucleotides are pretty inexpensive these days.

They argue the company's public smear of epidemiology research was designed to influence a court case

Commission approves budget hike, but some expect member states to trim the increase

Politicians suggest focusing research in regional hubs to stem tide of department closures

Vote on research giant's future delayed by a week after campaign by unions

New body will hire 16 scientists this year; total staff could number 300 by 2010

Microbiologists echo earlier claims that funding priorities are skewed against basic science

518 academic positions, most of them in science, could be cut after 7.5% salary increase

In wake of Poehlman affair, academics, journals assess damage control

If you're a scientist with some spare time to work on extracurricular projects, there's a company that wants to reward you with as much as $100,000.

The way Detlev Ganten, head of Berlin's Charite University Medical Center, tells the story, he was enjoying dinner in early March at the British Embassy in Berlin with a small group of scientists, when the topic of conversation turned to Germany's lack of a National Academy of Sciences.