Stories by Nikhil Swaminathan

By looking at large genetic events, Michael Wigler developed a unified theory of autism that would recharge the field.

Judah Folkman developed an effective way to halt tumor growth

Technology to better control your virtual avatar, gear worthy of getting "fragged" in and high-concept environmental sensors

Thin TVs with monstrous contrast ratios, the tiniest processors yet and solutions for moving beyond (or at least getting the most out of) gasoline

The chairman discusses the future of robotics, emerging technologies and life after Microsoft

Microsoft's outgoing chairman holds forth on the "second digital decade" and bids farewell as a "Guitar Hero"

Yearly electronics blowout should be heavy on touch screens and wireless communication, along with the occasional robot and ecofriendly solution

When nerves connecting the brain and spinal cord are severed, rerouting signals through local nerve cells can make movement possible again

Synapses are primed to strengthen (and thus enable learning) if a nearby one has just been stimulated

Arctic ice fading faster, Italian doctors get naked and more…

Component peptide ferries virus into mucosal cells, ratcheting up infectivity as much as 100,000 times

Scientists optimistic after discovering genetic link to loss of dopamine-producing neurons

Their smaller-than-average size may be tied to maximizing reproduction

Study finds that the disruption of white matter conduits in the aging brain keeps its regions from communicating effectively

A dopamine-receptor gene variation is linked to changes in brain function, possibly neurotransmitter signaling

One week after a breakthrough finding, scientists report they can reprogram human skin cells to behave like embryonic stem cells without a growth factor known to cause cancer

But they're definitely not identical; Venus today might portend an Earth ravaged by climate change

Mouse model suggests that a combination of therapies may stave off the onset of this neurodegenerative disorder