Turning on the Bat Signal

Basic research successes offer glimpses into future scientific advancements, but the outcomes are subject to change.

After years in the lab, Danielle Gerhard put down the pipette and picked up the pen to follow her passion for storytelling.

Living drugs get a boost from emerging engineering strategies that focus on safety and specificity.

Cancer vaccines offer the opportunity to use the patient’s own immune system in the fight against tumors.

Researchers are using CRISPR for precise genetic manipulation of human-associated microbes as a promising avenue for improving human health.

Bats stay healthy while hosting some of the world’s deadliest viruses. Scientists are just beginning to understand how.

Vaccination has beaten back infections for more than a century. Now, it may be the next big step in battling cancer.

Genetic engineering pioneer Kevin Esvelt’s work highlights biotechnology’s immense potential for good—but also for catastrophe.

The road to developing monoclonal antibodies for effectively targeting cancer was paved with tenacity, passion, and strokes of luck.