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In the Lab

Putting the latest scientific research under the microscope

In the Lab

‘Genome writers’ gather in New York to pitch bomb-sniffing plants and more. Where’s the funding?

By Sharon Begley

Health

Thousands of men with prostate cancer get risky treatment they don’t need. New approaches could curb that

By Sharon Begley

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In the Lab

The tiny fish that has helped unlock the mysteries of human disease

By Hyacinth Empinado

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In the Lab

Babies’ brain signals offer window into treating their pain

By Kate Sheridan

In the Lab

Can zapping your neck help you quickly learn a foreign language?

By Ike Swetlitz

In the Lab

NIH launches study seeking answers on chronic fatigue syndrome

By Bob Tedeschi

In the Lab

Lab experiment: Asking undergrad chemists to help make drugs for neglected diseases

By Eric Boodman

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Health

Chan, Zuckerberg boost open-access biology with grant to Cold Spring Harbor

By Ike Swetlitz

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In the Lab

Scientists turn bones transparent to let them see into marrow

By Kate Sheridan

In the Lab

Blood tests track lung cancer gene changes, aiding treatment

By Associated Press

In the Lab

‘Mini-me’ brains-in-a-dish mimic disease, raise hope for eventual therapies

By Sharon Begley

In the Lab

Cancer-causing DNA is found in some stem cells being used in patients

By Sharon Begley

In the Lab

Artificial womb sustains premature baby lambs for weeks

By Ike Swetlitz

In the Lab

The survivors: How an experimental treatment saved patients and changed medicine

By Bob Tedeschi

Health

Searching for a diagnosis: a network of doctors tries to solve medical mysteries

By Anna Gorman — Kaiser Health News

In the Lab

How drug use changes the brain — and makes relapse all too common

By Sylvia Pagán Westphal

In the Lab

WATCH: A race to the US to save a newborn’s eyesight

By Fan Bu and Melody Cao

In the Lab

Microsoft bets big on storing reams of data on fragments of DNA

By Meghana Keshavan

In the Lab

5 important ways Henrietta Lacks changed medical science

In the Lab

CRISPR cousin SHERLOCK may be able to track down diseases, scientists say

By Sharon Begley

In the Lab

Gloves armed with glowing bacteria may one day detect toxins or disease

By Eric Boodman

In the Lab

A library of sickle cell patient samples aims to spur regenerative medicine

By Megan Thielking

Lab Chat

Using tumor size to predict a response to cancer drugs

By Megan Thielking

Biotech

Could organs-on-a-chip one day replace animals in medical testing?

By Meghana Keshavan

In the Lab

Mighty morphed brain cells cure Parkinson’s in mice, but human trials still far off

By Sharon Begley

Politics

In Washington, a push for science in the ‘national interest’ puts some on edge

In the Lab

Three basic science projects that made a difference

By Ike Swetlitz

In the Lab

‘I don’t think people will believe me’: Researchers hesitated to share immunotherapy fears

By Bob Tedeschi

In the Lab

A laboratory CEO on science funding, open-access publishing, and the future of genetics

By Ike Swetlitz

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