Human embryonic stem cells swiftly kill themselves in response to DNA damage.

Inspired by Darwin, Mohamed Noor has uncovered the molecular dance by which a single species becomes two.

A cytokine involved in suppressing the immune system may actually activate it to kill cancer cells.

The device could help grocers and food distributors better monitor fruits and vegetables.

The White House announces a strategy to foster development of biological products in fields ranging from medicine to agriculture.

A population of neurons in pigeon brains encodes direction, intensity, and polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field.

A combination of antibiotics and the body’s own defensive metabolites clears bacterial infections faster than antibiotics alone.

George Rathmann, father of the biotech industry, passes away.

A once rare mobile genetic element could be the cause of a MRSA epidemic in Chinese hospitals.

Living cells escaping from Antarctic glaciers could speed global warming and affect marine life.

A virologist at the center of avian flu research controversy says he’ll publish without government permits.

Despite government efforts to ban unapproved stem cell treatments, companies around China still offer them openly.