The Man Who Lost His Name—and His Genetic Identity
Eric Drew miraculously recovered from both cancer and identity theft. 04.09.2008
In Election Year, Stem Cell Question Grows Still Gnarlier
Bush says he won the war, but the prez ain't seen nothin' yet. 03.03.2008
Science That the Government Doesn't Want to Exist
Stem-cell research lurches along through roadblocks and red tape. 10.19.2007
Babies from Bone Marrow
Another potential use for stem cells: procreation. 06.15.2007
Immortality, One Cell at a Time
Can a chemical cocktail turn any old adult cell into a stem cell? 10.11.2006
Blinded by Science: Who's Freaky Now?
How abhorrence and attraction affect our bioethical judgment. 10.11.2006
The Discover Interview: David Baltimore
The retiring president of Caltech delivers some straight talk on AIDS research, celebrity science, and his role in one of the most talked-about fraud scandals of the past 25 years. 09.01.2006
Hating Human Hybrids
The case for chimeras 05.28.2006
Second Act For Stem Cells
Second Act For Stem Cells 04.27.2006
When Scientists Go Bad
03.03.2006
The Year in Science: Genetics
01.08.2006
Can Stem Cells Save Dying Hearts?
Just ask this pig 09.09.2005
Doug Melton: Crossing Boundaries
06.05.2005
Discover Dialogue: Biochemist Paul Berg
I'm an experimentalist, and the only way I can tell you if it works is to try it 04.28.2005
Can Stem Cells Cure Baldness?
12.03.2004
A Bush Bioethics Brawl
06.27.2004
The Good Egg
Determining when life begins is complicated by a process that unfolds months before a sperm meets an egg 05.29.2004
The End of Incontinence?
03.28.2004
Medicine
01.02.2004
Stem Cell Research Grows Up
06.01.2003
Medicine
01.01.2003
Medicine
Year In Science 01.13.2002
Brains of the Living Dead
08.01.2001
A New Red Line
11.01.1999
The Mother of All Blood Cells
Stem cells, capable of generating an endless supply of red cells, white cells, and platelets, have also generated a heated scientific controversy--and millions of dollars for the man who claims to have found them. 03.01.1995