Cancer genetics: Angelina Jolie’s decision

What about genetic screening? Angelina Jolie went public about her preventive mastectomy in an effort to focus publicity on surgery to More »

Biobombs blast cancer!

We reported on viruses that infect cancer cells, force them to make more virus, and then die. Can viruses become “intelligent More »

Bacteria: you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all? Not. There’s a chemical war going on in that Petri dish, and a new study identifies More »

Imagine a transistor so tiny that it can slip inside a living cell to measure electrical potential. Now coat that transistor so the More »

Changes in the junctions between nerve cells determine how well a bird will learn to sing. Regular change in these junctions helps the More »

New video captures AIDS moving inside immune cells: HIV enters pods that form on the surface, then jumps across into a healthy immune More »

Scientists learn to make human embryonic stem cells without using eggs, embryos, or legal hassles. Adding four genes to skin cells did More »

Survive the vaccination routine? That’s no fun for anyone — parent or child. More »

Computer graphics and microbiology unite as scientists build complex digital models of cellular machinery to view a microscopic world. More »