In the Lab

Putting the latest scientific research under the microscope

Musical Hands
In the Lab

Ex-researcher who stole funds sentenced to play piano

By Associated Press

Women in science
In the Lab

Experts chart the path forward to recruit and advance more women in science

By Megan Thielking

CRISPR/Cas9 molecular structure
In the Lab

As it moves out of the lab, CRISPR brings tough questions into the clinic

By Andrew Joseph

Before Liver
In the Lab

CRISPR cures inherited disorder in mice, paving way for genetic therapy before birth

By Sharon Begley

Manhattan
Health

Flu season is coming. If you live in a large city, it may stretch longer than elsewhere, study says

By Helen Branswell

Frances Arnold,
In the Lab

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

By Megan Thielking

Nobel Physics
In the Lab

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
In the Lab

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

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