Cells That Mediate Steroid-resistant Asthma Identified

Decisions, decisions: Feedback influences decision...
(Association for Psychological Science) Numerous studies have shown that people will choose differently, depending on whether they are choosing based on experience or description. But, what...

How 'Molecular Machines' Kick Start Gene Activation...
How "molecular machines" inside cells swing into action to activate genes at different times in a cell's life is revealed in new research published in Molecular Cell.

Parasites That Live Inside Cells Use Loophole To...
Scientists have discovered a mechanism by which intracellular pathogens can shut down one of the body's key chemical weapons against them: nitric oxide.

The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to...
What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed it did-and in doing so put at risk everything we...

Chaos: Making a New Science
James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the twentieth century's third revolution....