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Frances Arnold,
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Chemistry Nobel awarded to evolutionary scientists whose work led to cancer, arthritis drugs

By Megan Thielking

Nobel Physics
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Nobel physics prize honors laser discoveries that advanced eye surgery, virus manipulation

By Sharon Begley

James Allison Nobel Prize press conf.
In the Lab

The snub club: Crucial contributors to cancer immunotherapy were excluded from the medicine Nobel

By Sharon Begley

Padmanee Sharma
Heavyweights

A pioneer in cancer immunotherapy sees a future where vaccines, CAR-T, and checkpoint inhibitors come together

By Sharon Begley

Precusor B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
In the Lab

In rare case, patient developed resistance to CAR-T after cancer cell began hiding in ‘plain sight’

By Andrew Joseph

Nobel Medicine 2018
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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to two cancer researchers for immune system breakthrough

By Sharon Begley

TB Vaccine Trial
In the Lab

Experimental TB vaccine shows promise in clinical trials

By Helen Branswell

Video

WATCH: New blood vessels, straight from the printer

By Hyacinth Empinado and Dominic Smith

Planned Parenthood surreptitious video protest
Politics

Trump administration launches review of scientific research involving fetal tissue

By Megan Thielking

FIREFLIES
In the Lab

To make better biomedical research tools, a grad student picks apart fireflies’ glow

By Eric Boodman

Gene drive mosquito
In the Lab

Scientists use gene drive to eradicate lab mosquitoes for the first time

By Ike Swetlitz

In the Lab

With rehab and a jolt to the spinal cord, paralyzed patients take steps again

By Andrew Joseph

Single white lab mouse
In the Lab

Can building a better research mouse open the black box of Alzheimer’s?

By Kate Sheridan

Beer
In the Lab

Beyond the pale (ale): FDA orders pharma lab to can its microbrewery operation

By Lev Facher

Margaret Hamburg
In the Lab

‘It’s time for systemic change’: Scientific leaders urge new efforts to curb sexual harassment in the field

By Megan Thielking

Health

Turmoil erupts over expulsion of member from leading evidence-based medicine group

By Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

BRCA1 protein
Health

Study cracks open the secrets of the cancer-causing BRCA1 gene

By Sharon Begley

C. David Allis
In the Lab

Lasker Awards honor four scientists for genetic research and developing anesthetic

By Associated Press

HEDGEHOG
In the Lab

CRISPR’s hedgehog problem: Rolled-up genes can’t be edited, study finds

By Sharon Begley

p53 CRISPR illo
In the Lab

That alarm about the cancer risks of CRISPR? It’s still ringing

By Sharon Begley

Prostate Cancer
In the Lab

After cancer spreads, a single drug should work against all the tumors, study suggests

By Sharon Begley

Carl H. June
Biotech

CAR-T pioneer on riding the NIH roller coaster, speaking up for science, and his funder Sean Parker

By Elizabeth Cooney

In the Lab

Can virtual reality really transform physical therapy?

By Alex Hogan

Beagle
In the Lab

CRISPR fixed Duchenne muscular dystrophy in beagles. Will this technique overtake an older gene therapy?

By Sharon Begley

Craig Mello
In the Lab

Worms and genetic theft: what drives the scientist behind the new RNAi drug

By Orly Nadell Farber

Lactated Ringer's solution
Health

Watchdog group calls for NIH to halt ‘dangerous’ study of sepsis treatment

By Sharon Begley

John McCain
Politics

John McCain has died. For brain cancers like his, ‘research is our only hope’

By Sharon Begley

Plasmodium falciparum
In the Lab

Chemists aim to develop a new class of antimalarials

By Kate Sheridan

Microdosing illo
In the Lab

‘Microdosing’ is touted by ’shroomers and Reddit users. Science is starting to test their claims — and finding some truth

By Sharon Begley

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