Stories by John Rennie

Would killing some T cells slow the progress of AIDS?

Will an AIDS therapy live up to its advance billing?

In females, one chromosome may lock itself inside an RNA

The known rules of genetics.....

But researchers are finding drugs in frogs, moths, sharks....

Gene mappers find plenty, even in “junk” chromosomes

When do master genes regulate cell growth?

Experts argue the merits and safety of human trials

Cow's milk for infants may contribute to the disease

All that glitters is sometimes bacterial

A meal of cooked insects offers food for thought

Is it a distinct disorder or a problem of degree?

A spiteful gene ensures, "Like mother, like child"

Two models for Alzheimer's disease are retracted

Some genes cause diseases by growing and growing and...

An autoimmunity theory meets with resistance

Did a protective peptide exacerbate Bhopal injuries?

Wise management may keep a safe pesticide effective

Parasites and their hosts have devised many odd strategies-perhaps even sex-in their endless game of adaptive one-upsmanship. Yet sometimes they seem to cooperate.