Biotech

Virus can quickly develop mutations that resist DNA-shearing enzymes

Researchers have cultured a network of neurons responsible for processing higher-level mental functions

Researchers reach a crucial milestone despite the challenges of working under astronaut-like conditions

New technologies promise to do away with a major source of complications from cardiac resynchronization therapy devices

Tissue may help create better skin transplants for patients with severe burns or skin diseases 

Letters to the editor from the December 2015 issue of Scientific American editors@sciam.com

Vaccines that target cancer cells using their own DNA could help eliminate tumors and prevent recurrences

Synthetic biologists are close to putting living cells to work diagnosing human diseases and repairing environmental damage

Enhancing the body's own immune system is leading to promising results in the battle against malignancy

Early attempts to tailor disease treatment to individuals based on their DNA have met with equivocal success, raising concerns about a push to scale up such efforts

The technology for simple and inexpensive diagnostic medical tools is available. Here’s how to get it from the labs to the front lines