MedicineOctober 10, 2017
California Governor Signs Drug-Pricing Transparency Law
Manufacturers must now give notice about significant price hikes
Biotech
BiotechOctober 10, 2017
Gene Therapy for Blindness Appears Initially Effective, Says U.S. FDA
The treatment will be reviewed by an outside panel this week
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BiotechOctober 10, 2017
Culture Shock: Precious Microbe Collections Languish in Threatened Bio-Libraries
Vanishing public repositories of microbes, both beneficial and deadly, have been essential for advances such as penicillin and CRISPR
MedicineOctober 5, 2017
Experimental Drug That Mutes Defective Genes Raises New Hopes
RNA interference systems would target genetic sources and shut down protein production
ChemistryOctober 4, 2017
Nobel Prize Explainer: Catching Proteins in the Act
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for developing cryo-electron microscopy that can determine high-resolution structures of biomolecules in solution.
ChemistryOctober 4, 2017
Nobel in Chemistry for Seeing Biomolecules in Action
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution.
BiotechOctober 2, 2017
Chinese Scientists Fix Genetic Disorder in Cloned Human Embryos
The intricate work hints at a cure for a blood disease
BiotechOctober 1, 2017
Can Scientists Convince the Public to Accept CRISPR and Gene Drives?
Scientists are trying new ways to win over a skeptical public
Public HealthOctober 1, 2017
How Ether Transformed Surgery from a Race against the Clock
Before anesthesia, surgeons battled patient agony during each procedure. But another foe awaited them next: postoperative infection
BiotechSeptember 29, 2017
Chip Reprograms Cells to Regenerate Damaged Tissue
A device that delivers infusions of DNA and other molecules restored injured limbs in mice
FitnessSeptember 25, 2017
A New Push for the Male "Pill"
An international clinical trial will give a contraceptive gel a test drive
MedicineSeptember 22, 2017
To Advance Medicine’s Future, NIH Tries to Win the Trust of Mistreated Communities
The agency hopes to enroll 1 million people in its precision medicine effort