Biomedicine & Biotech

By Simon Woods, Newcastle University

We were recently contacted by a concerned group of pro-science scholars who wants to counter the unscientific arguments made by anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva. We made this handy flyer for them.

Insect repellent, screens on windows, wearing long sleeves -- there is a limit to the precautions that we can take to protect ourselves from viruses that are spread by mosquitoes.

The concept of viruses causing cancer is not new. In fact, it has been more than 100 years since Francis Peyton Rous, working at Rockefeller University, uncovered the first pathogen-caused cancer.

Gene drives are the hottest new technology in molecular biology.

Classifying species is a notoriously sticky problem in biology.

It is rare that a scientist discovers a completely novel technique or method. When it happens, and that technique is useful, it is revolutionary.

Why America's supposed newspaper of record has become a voice for anti-biotechnology food activists remains a profound mystery.

By Sean Nee, Pennsylvania State University

By Marcus Woo