Metabolic mutations help bacteria resist drug treatment
Study suggests forcing bacteria to burn more energy could make them more susceptible to antibiotics.
Mapping the brain, cell by cell
Technique for preserving tissue allows researchers to create maps of neural circuits with single-cell resolution.
Putting the brain at the center of anesthesiology
Emery N. Brown explains how statistics and neuroscience improve anesthesiology at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting.
New material temporarily tightens skin
“Second skin” polymer could also be used to protect dry skin and deliver drugs.
Tracing a cellular family tree
New technique allows tracking of gene expression over generations of cells as they specialize.
A new way to deliver microRNAs for cancer treatment
Scientists exploit gene therapy to shrink tumors in mice with an aggressive form of breast cancer.