Don't believe the hype about the would-be killer flu. 05.18.2012
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
Medical researchers are working on new kinds of vaccines that could cure everything from diabetes to nicotine addiction. 02.15.2012
Do-it-yourself biologists are hunting down genetic disorders and creating synthetic life-forms in garages, closets, and backyards around the world. 10.05.2011
IDing crooks from the DNA in their fingerprints, the 8 percent of our genome that came from viruses, and the plant that laughs at our puny genetic endowment. 06.13.2011
The billionaire's foundation has been criticized for being insider-ish and attention-grabbing, but the organization has recently had some big successes. 02.04.2011
Every year DISCOVER sorts through the scientific accomplishments of the past 12 months, and assembles a list of the coolest experiments, most brilliant discoveries, and most world-changing events. As you page through the countdown to the #1 science story, we think you'll come to the same conclusion we did: 2010 was quite a year. 12.16.2010
Dr. Tachi Yamada on his hopes for medicine and science over the next 30 years 09.14.2010
The hothouse environment of Indonesia is ground zero for a potential bird flu pandemic. But a fight over ownership of flu genes is blocking the efforts to track deadly infections on the move. 01.28.2010
Autism research is progressing quickly, but without a solid diagnosis, some still blame vaccines. 01.25.2010
Research has soundly disproved the alleged connection, yet fears about vaccines continue to be a major risk to public health. 05.06.2009
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Area 51, modern life vs human nature, and more 02.20.2009
The Far East is the incubator of every strain—and the key to treating the disease. 12.20.2008
A select few infected with HIV never become ill. 12.12.2008
Fighting cancer, producing renewable fuels, and making your clothing glow in the dark. 08.06.2008
Philip Landrigan tracks how dangers like the WTC can cause problems like ADD. 04.25.2008
“We are going to have another pandemic. It will occur.” 03.04.2008
12.28.2007
Good for the cervix, rough on the pocketbook 06.11.2007
Army scientists could rout bioterror attack. 05.01.2006
Problems with the new flu vaccine, and the American robin harbors the West Nile virus. 01.08.2006
Can Gold Stop Avian Flu? 10.24.2005
Science Takes On Supersize 09.09.2005
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A child's disease rears up against adults as their vaccinations wear thin 11.08.2003
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10.01.1999
The last documented case of smallpox occurred in 1977. Now a deadly kin of the virus is spreading out of the forest and into villages. by Wendy Orent 10.01.1999
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You'll get no kick from cocaine if you take this new vaccine 06.01.1999
Years of overconfidence have made us vulnerable. Now, in the deadly arms race between people and bacteria, the bugs are winning. 11.01.1998
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Malaria kills 2.7 million people each year, most of them children. As a new generation of vaccines begin clinical trials, researchers wonder if they've finally got this killer beat. 03.01.1998
The world craves an effective, risk-free vaccine against recalcitrant foes like AIDS and malaria. Creating mock infections with tiny rings of bacterial DNA may be the answer. 09.01.1997
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The world's first large-scale AIDS vaccine trial will soon begin in Thailand. 06.01.1996
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