
What the CRISPR Patent Dispute is All About
A hearing at the United States Patent and Trademark Office shows that the law is just as tricky as the molecular biology
Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American
A hearing at the United States Patent and Trademark Office shows that the law is just as tricky as the molecular biology
Scott Parazynski recalls his 1998 space shuttle flight with America's most legendary astronaut
With Pluto in the rearview, the New Horizons probe is speeding toward its next cosmic encounter
A new organic farming technique uses native plants to attract critters that eat harmful insects
My journey of molecular discovery, from the gloppy coating of a banana slug to human mucus, giraffe saliva and beyond
An experiment that earned Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann widespread ridicule in 1989 wasn't necessarily bogus
As the threat to the planet worsens, Al Gore and the Climate Reality Project present "24 Hours of Reality," a livestreamed world tour of the climate crisis
A downside to the awesome power of these platforms comes from not knowing or perhaps not caring about the source of information
He hasn't said much, but his influence on the industry could be profound
It is not good enough to say, “We can’t prove fraud.” In every election we need evidence that vote counts are accurate