By Brett Kelman Adelaide Tovar, a University of Michigan scientist who researches genes related to diabetes, used to feel like an impostor in a laboratory. Tovar, 32, grew up poor and was the first in ...

A new type of bacteria can conduct electricity like wire and it could help revolutionize the idea of renewable energy.

Young Canyon Crest Academy scientists took top honors at the 74th California Science and Engineering Fair, considered the ...

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As the number of measles cases continues to climb nationwide and in Colorado — where health officials announced Friday that a ...

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“Mankind has only scratched the surface,” said Beth Orcutt, a microbiologist at the Bigelow ... might be losing entire ecosystems before scientists have a chance to understand them.

Jennifer Tsang, PhD is a microbiologist turned freelance science writer whose ... that is designed to empower scientists mapping the RNome and advance our overallunderstanding of RNA.

Shelby is an Assistant Editor for The Scientist. She earned her PhD from West Virginia University in immunology and microbiology and completed an AAAS Mass Media fellowship. Lab safety rules dictate ...

DNA hacking is no longer science fiction. A new study reveals major cybersecurity flaws in genetic sequencing technology.