Finally a place where someone can go to gather valuable information about global diseases. Great resource!

So which flicks do these film buffs recommend for both scientific accuracy and entertainment value? Five Million Years to Earth and ...

The Scientist interviews Richard Marchase, the incoming president of the Federation of american Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). He discuss goals and concerns.

Muscular Dystrphy, hell even the common cold doesn't have a cure. I can't even think of one disease or condition that has actually been cured in the patients suffering from them.

Stem cell prospects dim in NJ. Without funds, plans for a new state stem cell institute were recently canned and an empty lot now sits where the research hub might have been.

Researchers have determined the crystal structure of the Ebola virus surface protein that binds host cells. The paper is a "breakthrough"

As I sit here on a overcast 4th of July, I stumbled acrossed ESPN's coverage of Nathan's hot dog eating competition. It seems interesting enough - 20+ eaters enter a competition to crown the one true great eater.

What genes contribute to social interactions such as cheating or altruism? And what could cheating genes tell us about sociality, multicellularity, and cancer? A social soil amoeba could hold the answers.

Not one single venture-backed US company completed an initial public offering (IPO) in the second quarter of 2008 and the news means that small, privately-funded biotech companies may find it difficult to stay afloat in these uncertain economic times.

This is kind of disturbing. Sure at first they will use cancer patients and burn victims to gain approval, but we all know it will not stop there. Before we know it girls everywhere will be attending bio-beauty parties. Somehow I don't think stem cells wh