In recent debates about government funding, certain quirky-sounding research projects — like studying shrimp on treadmills — have grabbed headlines and become easy targets for criticism. Politicians ...

A bout 10 years ago, I was sitting in a Mexican restaurant surrounded by people who smelled distinctly like elephant crap. At the time, I was pursuing my doctoral degree in biology at Old Dominion ...

Former NIH director Francis Collins discusses federal cuts to science and research programs and offers a warning. Mstyslav Chernov shares the raw experience on the frontlines of Ukraine’s fight with ...

An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to drugs. An international collaboration has ...

AI has successfully been applied in many areas of science, advancing technologies like weather prediction and protein folding. However, there have been limitations for the world of scientific ...

Scientific breakthroughs often come from unexpected places. Curiosity-driven research, following wonder more than immediate application, has powered many of the biggest biomedical advances, but its ...

Curiosity drives everything Mehul Patel does, even the way he starts his morning. Each day begins with a T-shirt printed with a different scientific equation, a small ritual that reflects how he ...

An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to drugs. Bacteria have multiple defence ...

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An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to drugs. Bacteria have multiple defense ...