Stories by Tim Beardsley

Catching the Rays

Researchers get a photosynthetic process in artificial cells

Where Science and Religion Meet

The U.S. head of the Human Genome Project, Francis S. Collins, strives to keep his Christianity from interfering with his science and politics

The Big Shrink

Federal labs are developing new chipmaking techniques. Who will reap the benefits?

Smoke Alarm

Haze from fires might promote bacterial growth

Say that Again?

Researchers plan to see if cell phones could affect memory

Biological Noncontrol

My enemy's enemy may be no friend

The Food Genome Project

Sequencing Bessie and her fodder

Death in the Deep

"Dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico challenges regulators

Matter Over Mind

Do viruses cause severe mental illness?

Cloning Hits the Big Time

Genetic copying of animals is attracting commercial interest

Evolution Evolving

New findings suggest mutation is more complicated than anyone thought

Science's Survival Strategy

Researchers are learning how to live in a new budgetary environment

Making Light Work

Blasting metal powder with lasers to make precision parts

Reviews and Commentaries--Sex and Complexity

AIDS Moonshot?

Under President Clinton's command, researchers step up the search for an HIV vaccine

War Without End?

Land mines strain diplomacy as technology advances

When Nutrients Turn Noxious

A little nitrogen is nice, but too much is toxic

The Start of Something Big?

Dolly has become a new icon for science

As Time Goes By...

You must remember this. Really

Plastic Power

Lightweight batteries show their muscle in demonstrations