Sharks’ Teeth Are Like Our Teeth
A team of German researchers writing in the Journal of Structural Biology have concluded that human teeth are as…
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Protein Data Bank Deposits Are Life’s Building Blocks
A four-decade project to catalog the basic structures used to build life pays dividends for everything from new drugs to Bjork’s performances.
Conservatives’ Politics of Fear a Biological Response
Researchers looking at how we fixate on threats uncover more evidence of a biological component to the red-blue divide.
A Light Bulb Moment in the Brain
The new science of optogenetics is amending neuroscience’s focus on cutting and chemicals to shine a light directly on the brain.
Scientists Find Missing Drink, umm, Link
In Miller-McCune's continuing examination of brewer's yeast, we look at a new find in the world of lagers.
Portraits Can Get Your Pulse Pounding
New research recording physiological reactions of museum-goers suggests we respond to art with our bodies as well as our brains.
Making Medical Miracles With Inkjet Printers
Bioprinting allows researchers to create replacement human tissue and output it on equipment similar to what came free in your desktop bundle.
Circumcision: The Surgical AIDS Vaccine
Circumcision helps prevent HIV infection. Why would AIDS-ravaged San Francisco even think of banning this proven, safe procedure?
Bacteria ‘R’ Us
Emerging research shows that bacteria have powers to engineer the environment, to communicate and to affect human well-being. They may even think.
Gauging the ‘Yuck Factor’ of Synthetic Biology
A poll tries to get a handle on how far Americans are willing to take a chance on the brave new world of synthetic biology.