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Q&A: Gene therapy turnaround

Thu, 12 November 2009 16:10:35 GMT

Judging by the stream of studies in the last few months, it seems the field of gene therapy is beginning to replace its troubled history with the

Wed, 11 November 2009 18:15:00 GMT

Scientists have developed a new drug that blocks a transcription factor -- previously thought to be un-blockable -- that has been causally linked to

Wed, 11 November 2009 16:35:04 GMT

The pressures of family obligations and child-rearing are pushing young female researchers out of science, according to a new study released this

Tue, 10 November 2009 16:07:57 GMT

This year has been a busy one for Big Pharma: Billion dollar legal settlements, game-changing mergers, and labor cutbacks of epic proportions have

Mon, 09 November 2009 16:16:15 GMT

Paul Zamecnik, a Lasker award-winning biologist who co-discovered transfer RNA, died late last month at the age of 96. Zamecnik died at his Boston

Sun, 08 November 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Scientists have figured out how stress experienced early in life can cause long-lasting changes in physiology and behavior -- via epigenetics.

Thu, 05 November 2009 20:31:12 GMT

What started as a creative idea for a video contest about nanotechnology is now growing into a full-fledged science music video production team.

Thu, 05 November 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Nanoparticles can damage DNA even in cells that are not directly exposed to them, according to an in vitro study published online today (November 5)

Wed, 04 November 2009 18:03:30 GMT

Researchers for the first time have tracked the specific genetic mutations -- occurring over just a few generations -- that allow bacteria to

Tue, 03 November 2009 18:54:29 GMT

California's stem cell funding agency giveth and it taketh away: Just last week, the agency awarded more than $250 million to stem cell researchers

Tue, 03 November 2009 16:07:25 GMT

Mildred Cohn, a renowned chemist who battled sexual discrimination for much of her career, died last month (October 12) at age 96, succumbing to

Tue, 03 November 2009 15:37:03 GMT

A four-year-old promise to create a $5 billion publically funded competitive granting agency in Nigeria -- which would be the second such agency in

Tue, 03 November 2009 05:01:06 GMT

The first-ever Phase III trial for a malaria vaccine has officially begun, with more than 5,000 African children already given the first round of

Tue, 03 November 2009 00:43:03 GMT

Ever spent days combing the internet for that one reagent or cell line that could take your research to the next level --- to no avail? A new

Mon, 02 November 2009 15:31:54 GMT

The Emory University psychiatry researcher who failed to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in pharmaceutical company payouts while receiving