Gene-Silencing Technology Gets First Drug Approval after 20-Year Wait
The U.S. FDA decision comes after fits and stops for RNA-interference therapies
The U.S. FDA decision comes after fits and stops for RNA-interference therapies
Some researchers say statistical prediction of the ancestral blossom yielded an unlikely structure
Advances in genomics and imaging are reviving a fading discipline
Studies find that species diversity and antibiotics influence cutting-edge treatments
Technique demonstrated in E. coli suggests way to record events
The technique could be used on everything from flowers to cells to examine the factors that influence the shapes of plant parts
Errors could cause researchers to overestimate the rate of photosynthesis when water is scarce
DNA of a 234-year-old tree has few mutations, giving weight to idea that plants protect their stem cells
New understanding may help reveal some causes of miscarriage
Geneticists harness two mutations to improve on 10,000 years of tomato domestication
Desperate farmers hope scientists can beat pathogen that is wrecking the US orange harvest
DNA sequences from 100-year-old tumor samples could bolster childhood cancer research
It remains to be seen whether the treatment, which was effective in a large clinical trial, will live up to its promise
A host of detailed cell atlases could revolutionize understanding of cancer and other diseases
Old-school areas of plant biology are getting tech upgrades that herald more detailed, faster data collection
Where did it come from? How do organisms use it without self-destructing? And what else can it do?
A probe led by House Republicans concluded that such work is of limited value
Data highlight a slow year for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Dietary needs of these wandering cells could prove to be an Achilles hell
Next generation of Trojan-horse drugs designed to minimize damage to healthy cells