The World's Most Celebrated Virus Hunter: Ian Lipkin

The Columbia University researcher describes his quest for HIV in San Francisco and SARS in China, the immune cascades that may cause autism, and the infectious roots of psychiatric disease. 05.11.2012

The Hagfish's Special Trick for Warding Off Predators: Thick, Sticky Mucus

A shark can't eat you if it's gagging on slime. 05.10.2012

Vital Signs: "We Can Take His Heart Out, Remove the Tumor, and Put It Back In"

A patient’s heart tumor is all but inaccessible to 
his surgeons. The only way to deal with it: 
Remove the heart and operate on it outside the body. 05.09.2012