Viral Soldiers

Phage therapy to combat bacterial infections is garnering attention for the second time in 100 years.

A Century of Science on Stamps

Using postage stamps to commemorate scientific achievements

Fearless about Folding

Susan Lindquist has never shied away from letting her curiosity guide her research career.

The Evolution of Cooperation

When and why individual organisms work together at the game of life, and what keeps cheaters in check

News & Opinion

Covering the life sciences inside and out

A gene-expression signature correlates with a person’s likelihood of experiencing adverse events after receiving a seasonal flu vaccine, scientists show. 

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Behavior Brief

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A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

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The Postdoc Crisis

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A lack of jobs leaves postdocs without a future in academia in the United States. Meanwhile, other challenges threaten the postdoc community abroad.

CRISPR; lymphatic vessels in mammalian brain; opioid synthesized from yeast; blockbuster biopharma mergers and acquisitions; more

The Nutshell

Daily News Roundup

Researchers develop new attenuated viruses that could support the eradication effort.

Three groups of researchers used the gene-editing method to restore a protein deficient in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Histone modifications to the DNA of Florida carpenter ants can turn soldiers into foragers.

Researchers build a microfluidics system to create proteins without living cells.

Current Issue

January 2016

Issue Cover: Viruses as Drugs

DNA isn’t the only decorated nucleic acid in the cell. Modifications to RNA molecules are much more common and are critical for regulating diverse biological processes.

When and why individual organisms work together at the game of life, and what keeps cheaters in check  

Phage therapy to combat bacterial infections is garnering attention for the second time in 100 years, but solid clinical support for its widespread use is still lacking.

A tour of efforts to automate the production and differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells

Multimedia

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Texas Heart Institute heart surgeon Bud Frazier is a pioneer of heart transplant technologies.

What can social networks among hunter-gatherers in Tanzania teach us about how cooperation evolved in human populations?

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