A study that identified several genes linked to extremely long life has been retracted due to technical errors in the sequencing chips used.

German and Australian activists opposed to genetically modified foods ruined experimental test beds of maize, wheat, and potatoes.

Some populations of ants long thought to be asexual get a dose of genetic diversity by having sex.

A method for rapidly replacing stop codons throughout the genetic code of E. coli paves the way for biomanufacturing designer proteins.

The US government created a sham vaccination campaign to get DNA from the world’s top terrorist, threatening legitimate vaccination programs in the developing world.

A peripheral nerve graft and treatment with an enzyme blocker restored breathing in partially paralyzed rats. 

A University of Pennsylvania researcher claims his colleagues put their names on a Big Pharma-financed study of the anti-depressant Paxil, sight unseen.

Gene expression analysis allows researchers to predict which patients will respond to flu vaccines and possibly expedite vaccine development.

The recipient of the first synthetic organ transplant—a synthetic trachea seeded with the patient’s own stem cells—is sent home from the hospital.

Particulates in the air can cause impaired learning and depression in mice.

An NIH program to identify mystery diseases has stopped accepting applications after being flooded with cases.

Researchers identify a receptor that causes the degeneration of myelin coating around nerve cells, pointing to a potential new therapy for multiple sclerosis patients.