A combination gene-and-cell therapy has given a boy with a grievous skin disease a new lease on life, and resolved a dermatology debate to boot.

The brains and bodies of young female rats can be accelerated into puberty by the presence of an older male or by stimulation of the genitals.

Researchers find diverse ways that the molecules can regulate cancer’s spread.

A patent dispute over CRISPR highlights the need for scientists to agree on IP ownership early.

In mice, malignant cells genetically modified to express an anticancer cytokine home in on tumors and reduce their growth.

Online scientific journals are sacrificing the quality of research articles to make a buck.

The ongoing Ebola epidemic in West Africa is drawing more money to study the virus, but what about funding for African science in general?

Researchers are beginning to study in depth the largely uncharted territory of the eye’s microbial composition.

A flurry of induced pluripotent stem cell banks are coming online, but they face significant business challenges.

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