The Salk Institute researcher was one of the first to show that killing a pathogen isn’t the only way to survive an infection.

This ancient red pigment came from underwater.

With genetic tweaks, researchers can coax corn and other cereals to take in more iron, but sometimes the plants rebel.

Pathogens appear to steal the metal from plants using the erratic motion of microscopic particles.

High-dose vitamin C injections reverse the effects of a leukemia-promoting genetic deficiency.

A review study indicates that clamping umbilical cords immediately after birth, rather than waiting a few minutes, may increase the risk of iron and hemoglobin deficiency in infants.

Brain imaging and gene analyses in twins reveal that white matter integrity is linked to an iron homeostasis gene.