Stories by Tim Beardsley

Friends and foes of genetically modified crops warily sign a deal

Pushing DNA into cells makes a safe form of gene therapy work

Flying into the raging tumult of Dennis, scientists suspected that the storm might transform into a monster–if they were lucky

Patent Office ruling frees the development of new ultrawideband wireless systems

A tragic death clouds the future of an innovative treatment method

How Harold E. Varmus, former director of the National Institutes of Health, went from science to administration and boosted medical research

Lightweight propulsion devices might boost satellites and send probes beyond the sun's realm

Data produced in federally supported studies are now part of the public record

A polygraph screening program raises questions about the science of lie detection

A researcher found to have faked data on electromagnetic fields says it's all a misunderstanding

A new technique for altering genes could bring improved crops

Faster computing means some technological hurdles are falling

Computers may be able to determine the molecular interactions in an immune response

Botanist Peter H. Raven wants the world to save its plant species. All of them.

Cells that can grow into a range of tissues are initiating a revolution in biology

New observations may show how neurons form connections

Specially treated gases could soon bring a breakthrough in medical imaging

Fired journal editor George D. Lundberg makes it a religion to serve the interests of patients

The U.S. gears up to deal with biological terrorism

Humans have high mutation rates. But why worry?

Ben Shneiderman wants to make computers into more effective tools -- by banishing talk about machine intelligence

To go farther into space, humans will first have to figure out how to get there cheaply and more efficiently. Ideas are not in short supply

Multiwavelength lasers as a new feat of quantum engineering