Stories by Sergio Pistoi

DNA Is Not a Blueprint

Remember that when you buy one of those genome testing kits—and eventually, you will

Fighting the White Death

Scientists turn to satellites for help in predicting avalanches

Mind the Gap

Is the U.S. starting to lose its edge in basic research?

Father of the Impossible Children

Ignoring nearly universal opprobrium, Severino Antinori presses ahead with plans to clone a human being

Facing Your Genetic Destiny, Part II

Finding treatments that match individual gene profiles is the next frontier in drug research and the objective of a new science called pharmacogenomics. Virtually every major pharmaceutical company is now investing millions in its pursuit...

Facing Your Genetic Destiny

The use of predictive genetic tests is still limited to a handful of relatively rare and highly hereditary diseases, but that's about to change

Breast Cancer: Knocking Out a Killer

Test-tube studies have uncovered key facts about the breast cancer gene BRCA1, but new animal models of the disease promise to reveal much more

'Chic' Switch Turns Stem Cells into Neurons

Lead¿Not in Bullet Form¿Linked to Homicide

Lemon Holds the Secret to Manipulating Drug-Making Bugs

Study Reveals Why People Might Crave Cocaine

Lobsters Play Scary Tunes with a Stradivarius Touch

Infections Can Choke Tumors by Cutting Blood Supply

Scientists Find 'Wild Card' Stem Cells in Bone Marrow