Reservoirs of Resistance

By studying the millennia-old arms race between soil-dwelling microbes, scientists can pre-empt antibiotic resistance before it emerges in people.

We have the technology to detect airborne pathogens in real time. Now we must use it.

A research study reveals that some vertebrate genomes mutate 40-times faster than others.

A decades-old essay offers newfound appreciation for progress.

Answering this question may seem straightforward, but actually requires an odyssey through information theory and molecular biology.

The modern centrifuge was first designed for milkfat separation in the dairy industry. Today, it is ubiquitous in research laboratories. To whom do we owe its astonishing versatility?