portrait photo of Arati Prabhakar
| 2 min read
If the Senate confirms her appointment, Arati Prabhakar will become the first woman, person of color, and immigrant to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

US Senate

US Capitol with Senate building in the foreground

Robert Califf Confirmed to Lead FDA

blue and white building sign

Biden Picks Robert Califf to Head the FDA for a Second Time

The US Senate Chamber with the Capitol Building in the background.

US Senate Passes Bill for Nearly $250 Billion in Science Funding

2020 elections stem candidates house senate congress science pandemic coronavirus covid-19

Candidates from STEM and Medical Fields in the National Elections

Government’s Mixed Messages on Coronavirus Are Dangerous: Experts

US Senators Call for International Guidelines for Germline Editing

NIH Raises Concerns About Foreign Influence in Biomedical Research

How the Midterm Elections’ Results Affect Science

Scientists Win First-Time Runs for Congress, Senate

Congress Considers Endangered Species Act Amendments

US Senate Passes Spending Bill Granting NIH $39.1 Billion

Trump Nominates Scott Hutchins for USDA Top Scientist

Senate, House Propose Funding Boosts for US Science Agencies

NIH Funding Boost Clears Senate Committee

Right-to-Try Bill Passes the Senate

HHS Nominee Tom Price Grilled in Confirmation Hearing

Zika Update

Senate Panel OKs NIH Budget Boost

Senate Boosts NSF Funding by 8%

Senate Hears NIH Funding Woes

Page 1 of 2 - 23 Total Items

Trending

Image of colorful microplastics against a black background.

Microplastics Build Up in Human Organs, Especially the Brain

Image of a DNA strand with a magnifying glass hovering over one section (left). A sweating man lifts his arm and emits body odor with a callout depicting that he has yellow colored earwax (right).

How Are Earwax and Body Odor Linked?

An artist’s rendering of an antigen-presenting cell against a reddish background.

How Does the Gut Immune System Distinguish Between Friends and Foes?

Cleaning supplies in a basket against a neutral background.

How Bacteria Outsmart Disinfectants

Multimedia

Explore a Concise Guide to Optimizing Viral Transduction

A Visual Guide to Lentiviral Gene Delivery

Takara Bio
An illustration of differently shaped viruses.

Detecting Novel Viruses Using a Comprehensive Enrichment Panel

Twist Bio 
3D illustration of a gold lipid nanoparticle with pink nucleic acid inside of it. Purple and teal spikes stick out from the lipid bilayer representing polyethylene glycol.
February 2025, Issue 1

A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

A reimagined lipid vehicle for nucleic acids could overcome the limitations of current vectors.

View this Issue
Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

Lonza
An illustration of animal and tree silhouettes.

From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

Taconic Biosciences
Sex Differences in Neurological Research

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

bit.bio logo
New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

Sino

Products

Tecan Logo

Tecan introduces Veya: bringing digital, scalable automation to labs worldwide

Explore a Concise Guide to Optimizing Viral Transduction

A Visual Guide to Lentiviral Gene Delivery

Takara Bio
Inventia Life Science

Inventia Life Science Launches RASTRUM™ Allegro to Revolutionize High-Throughput 3D Cell Culture for Drug Discovery and Disease Research

An illustration of differently shaped viruses.

Detecting Novel Viruses Using a Comprehensive Enrichment Panel

Twist Bio