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Six Nobel laureates demand EU action to stem the brain drain to the US.

Advisory committee votes unanimously against universal vaccination; first responders will receive vaccine.

Senator Brownback falters in his latest attempt to regulate human cloning; vote now unlikely before end of year.

A seminar this week will call for ethics panels to vet all substantial funding donations, to protect the reputation of academic institutions.

As US officials decide who should get the smallpox vaccine, there's new emphasis on developing a safer vaccine.

Biotech investment banker predicts market will rebound and tips systems biology as hot area for investment.

Short on votes, US Senate cloning opponent considers proposing a two-year moratorium.

Resignation of COPUS head prompts MPs to ask whether Royal Society has obstructed development of the body.

New initiative aims to develop a vaccine against the HIV subtype most prevalent in Africa.

British scientists warn pressure to halt the use of GM animals in research could stall medical progress

I3C hopes to make identifying and tracking genes and proteins easier, and to encourage open-source software in bioinformatics.

Former Greenpeace director opens BIO 2002 conference with a scathing attack on group's antiscientific approach.