Deaths in the family cause bacteria to flee

6/30/2010 | News

The deaths of nearby relatives have a curious effect on the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus—surviving cells lose their stickiness. According to the recent study, these less sticky cells can flee the biofilm colony and strike out to find better conditions, and they do so by way of a curious ability.

Fighting bull cloned for first time in Spain

5/19/2010 | News

Scientists in Spain say they have cloned a fighting bull for the first time. The newborn calf, named Got, is an exact replica of a muscular, horned specimen of the type matadors face in bullrings.

Research spawns discoveries on how crops survive drought

11/19/2009 | News

Breakthrough research done earlier this year by a plant cell biologist at the Univ. of California, Riverside has greatly accelerated scientists’ knowledge on how plants and crops can survive difficult environmental conditions such as drought. Working on abscisic acid (ABA), a stress hormone produced naturally by plants, the team showed how ABA helps plants survive by inhibiting their growth in times when water is unavailable—research that has important agricultural implications.

Monkeys born from eggs that got DNA transplant

8/27/2009 | News

An experimental procedure that someday may enable women to avoid passing certain genetic diseases on to their children has gained an early success, with the birth of four healthy monkeys, scientists report. The technique still faces safety questions and perhaps ethical hurdles, but an expert called the work exciting.

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R&D 100: Now and Then

Apr 16

As R&D Magazine prepares for the 50th annual R&D 100 Awards, the editors take a stroll through the awards history, and invite former winners to join them.

R&D 100 Awards: Final Deadline is April 30

Apr 3

The editors of R&D Magazine have extended the submission deadline for the 2012 R&D 100 Awards to April 30, 2012, at 11:59 pm, eastern U.S. time. This is the FINAL DEADLINE. We cannot accept entries after that time.

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CC Radio - Episode 99

May 23

NIH bikes to work. For transcripts of this and other NIH Clinical Center podcasts, visit http://www.cc.nih.gov/podcast/

Blueshift - May 21, 2012: Astrophysicist to the Stars, Dr. David Saltzberg

May 21

In a follow-up to our previous interviews with co-creator of "The Big Bang Theory," Bill Prady, we interviewed Dr. David Saltzberg, the show's resident astrophysicist and science consultant. Find out more about his research, adventures in astrophysics, and how he keeps the science of the...