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American Institute for Biological Sciences protests unequal distribution of budget increase

American Bar Association to decide this week whether to sanction therapeutic cloning

A year after Bush ruling, scientists quietly work around ban by keeping research dollars strictly separate

"Tethering" technology yields small molecule antagonist of difficult target

New strategies hold promise, but some worry they will prevent some useful compounds from moving forward

MPs say Royal Society offers good value but must be more transparent and guard against elitism

National Academy of Sciences committee considers eliminating and regrouping institutes

Suzanne Cory, Raymond Freeman and Sir Richard Peto are awarded the 2002 Royal Medals.

Experts cite funding benefits but worry that open access to research could be compromised.

US Department of Energy gives $103 million for study of microbial systems biology and bugs that could help environment.

American Society for Microbiology president calls for meeting to discuss withholding of critical data by journals

A House of Lords report supports the use of animals in research but calls for greater efforts to seek alternatives.