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Anna Rothschild • October 29, 2009
Two newly discovered proteins in spider webs could one day be used in a natural adhesive
Rachael Rettner • October 28, 2009
Newly discovered compounds can kill tuberculosis bacteria while it is in its dormant state.
Ferris Jabr • October 9, 2009
How an experimental mind-control technology could hasten the coming of the Singularity.
Mara Grunbaum • October 4, 2009
Biologists discover new worm species on submerged whale carcasses.
Ferris Jabr • September 23, 2009
How one scientist uses the Xbox 360 to study the human heart.
Allison Bond • September 9, 2009
In a New Technique, Scientists Have Turned Fat Cells into Stem Cells.
Brett Israel • August 25, 2009
Cycles of enamel growth on teeth and bone vary animal to animal.
Allison Bond • August 17, 2009
A white blood cell known as Th-17 might play a pivotal role in autoimmune diseases from psoriasis to rheumatoid arthritis.
Rachael Rettner • August 6, 2009
The Debate Over Financial Incentives for Organ Donation
Carina Storrs • July 27, 2009
Scientists at the Nature Conservancy move a new batch of mollusks into Great South Bay to shore up the clam comeback.
Allison Bond • June 30, 2009
Could prions, the proteins that cause diseases like Mad Cow, also be crucial to normal brain functioning?
Lindsey Konkel • May 28, 2009
New York University researchers gather cavefish in the northeastern Mexican states of Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi.
Lindsey Konkel • May 26, 2009
NYU scientists shine light on the origins of the blind cavefish.
Rachael Rettner • May 18, 2009
Studying the early stages of tuberculosis infection could help scientists figure out new ways to tackle the disease.
Rachael Rettner • April 20, 2009
Scientists are researching ways to use a “gene knockout” technique known as RNA interference to help fight HIV.