Health
Stories by Julia Karow
The Sciences
Interview with a New Nobel Laureate
Paul Nurse's groundbreaking work on the cell cycle has earned him numerous honors, including, most recently, the Nobel Prize. In an interview with Scientific American last year, this new laureate explained his work, his ambitions and his thoughts on winning a Nobel...
The Sciences
Taken to Heart
Brushing your teeth may be good for your ticker
Technology
New Progress Toward Electronic Paper
The Sciences
Publish Free or Perish
Life scientists are urging publishers to grant free access to archived research articles
Health
Schizophrenia Linked to Viruses
Health
Insulin Sets the Pace of Aging
The Sciences
Custom Drugs May Be On the Horizon
Environment
Ancient Tree Rings Tell of Climate Changes
The Sciences
Ear Motor Helps Play Sounds
The Sciences
Amoeba Spurs Drug Discovery
The Sciences
Chloroplasts Play Hide and Seek
Environment
How Baby Finches Learn Songs
The Sciences
Skin So Fixed
A topical lotion with DNA-repair enzymes cuts down skin carcinomas
The Sciences
Twins in Tune
The Sciences
Two New Superconductors
Environment
Long-Lived Worms
The Sciences
Feverish Hair Loss
The Sciences
Peptide Protects Sperm from Infection
The Sciences
Reading the Book of Life
We have only about twice as many genes as a worm or fly¿far fewer than anyone guessed. So now what?
