
Tasting the Light
Device lets the visually impaired "see" with their tongues

Tasting the Light
Device lets the visually impaired "see" with their tongues

Anti-Aging Pill Targets Telomeres at the Ends of Chromosomes
Could the secrets to anti-aging be at the tips of our chromosomes?

The Origin of Fruit Ripening
A gaseous plant hormone turns off anti-ripening genes, enabling fruit to mellow--and taste good

Tasting the Light: Device Lets the Blind "See" with Their Tongues
A pair of sunglasses wired to an electric "lollipop" helps the visually impaired regain optical sensations via a different pathway

Leukemia Cells Flash Fake Protein "ID" to Dupe the Immune System
A crucial protein on the surfaces of malignant cells shields them from destruction, but it could also provide a new way to attack cancer

China children's camp tests DNA--Gattaca becomes more than science fiction

Mexico City develops health care plan to lure tourists

Michigan doctors try transparency when dealing with malpractice

Man Receives His Own Stem Cells as a Treatment for Heart Failure

New Zealand Company Injects Insulin-Making Cells from Pigs into Diabetic Humans

Lawmakers and Farmers Clash on Food Safety Bill

Putting the "Cell" in Cell Phone: Adapter Turns Its Camera into a Microscope
A low-cost adapter for cell phone cameras can capture images of abnormal cells and parasites

Former Boeing engineer convicted of handing over trade secrets on the shuttle and Delta 4 rocket to China

A contemporary dance enacts a little neuroanatomy to teach science

Depressed U.S. corn prices suggest that ethanol production is not causing a shortage of the grain

Should Racial Profiling Play a Role in Cancer Prognosis?
Two recent studies indicate that the genetics of race influences the survivability of some cancers, but the conclusions are not so black and white

New analysis identifies pitchers at risk for shoulder injury

U.S. science is tops, but most Americans don't think it is, a new survey finds.

Fat mice missing a specific kind of "junk DNA" more likely to be diabetic

Desert plant plucks water from thin air

How Do Stress Fractures Develop?
When athletes put great stress on their bodies, the damage to bones may be too much for the body to repair, potentially ending a player's season or even career

Mounting cost of cancer drugs raises questions about their value

Changing a chromosome makes mice autistic

Gene sleuths search for clues to tamoxifen resistance