Evolve or Die by PETER WINTER How the financial crisis is forcing biotech to change its traditional business models.
Biotech Takes Center Stage by MARIE DAGHLIAN Positive drug data and VC financings boost interest in the sector as big pharma gobbles another biotech company.
Finding the Exit by ERIC WAHLGREN Promising biotechs can still reward their employees and investors in these challenging times, but they’ll have to be more flexible and creative.
Smog’s Brain Fog by KRISTI EATON Childrens’ IQs can be affected by a mother's exposure to urban air pollutants.
Career Compromise Female surgeons are generally happy with their profession, but the job competes with family for women’s time, survey finds.
When “Fingerprints” Are on the Inside Researchers believe no two people have the same metabolism in a discovery that could boost medicine tailored to the individual.
Power of Prayer Novel social history of intercessory prayer studies reveals growing religious diversity and diminishing belief in science to measure the value of prayer.
Ticking Time Bomb Climate change could trigger a host of environmental disasters by 2050, setting off a wave of massive and disruptive migrations, a new report finds.
Identity Crisis Cancer drug causes patient to lose fingerprints and be detained by U.S. immigration.
A Step Toward A Diabetes Cure by KRISTI EATON Scientists find a key gene that determines whether an embryonic cell in mice becomes a pancreatic cell or biliary cell.
Oral Fixation by KRISTI EATON Scientists use human embryonic stem cells to engineer tissues mimicking human skin that could treat mouth and skin conditions.