The U.K. Coronavirus Mutation Is Worrying but Not Terrifying
There is evidence the new variant could be more transmissible, yet vaccines work very well against it
There is evidence the new variant could be more transmissible, yet vaccines work very well against it
In the U.S., health workers come first. But for other groups, scientists and policy makers are weighing a mix of disease risks, logistics and ethics
There have been mixed results as researchers try to stop a disease they are still trying to understand
Journals and Nobelists, usually cautious, cite unprecedented damage and incompetence in calls for a U.S. leadership change
Crops sense and respond to drought, pests and other stressors in surprising ways, researchers are discovering
Making changes to the molecular messengers that create proteins might offer flexible therapies for cancer, pain or high cholesterol, in addition to genetic disorders
Deep-learning algorithms are peering into MRIs and x-rays with unmatched vision, but who is to blame when they make a mistake?
Researchers around the country are scrambling to understand these outbreaks, but lack solid data on case numbers
Analysis of half a million people suggests genetics may have a limited contribution to sexual orientation
Swabbing infants with mothers’ vaginal bacteria could affect the children’s health, but critics warn of sparse data and high risk
Advisory panel says US National Institutes of Health should treat sexual harassment more seriously and do more to help affected researchers
Policy also requires ethics review for any grant applications to the National Institutes of Health that involve fetal tissue
The president wants to cut spending at the National Institutes of Health and Environmental Protection Agency, but it is not clear whether Congress will go along
Johnson & Johnson has submitted its esketamine for regulatory approval, but researchers still don't understand how the fast-acting antidepressant lifts moods
Sophisticated algorithms could help DNA-synthesis companies avoid making dangerous organisms on demand
A second wave of closures looms as the government funding fight barrels towards a record-breaking fourth week
The death penalty, uranium mining and the endangered dusky gopher frog are among the topics that justices will consider this year
Its health system lacks the capacity to respond to attacks that use high-powered modern weapons
Analysis finds prenatal exposure to the pesticide is associated with a higher risk of severe autism with intellectual impairment
Nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier could end long drought at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
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