Case studies
A mystery launched a decade-long quest, leading to a novel cause of bone marrow failure
Twelve years ago, after a routine check-up of a newborn, a medical resident inadvertently ordered a nonroutine blood test. The ...
Ubiquitous yet less severe, did omicron sacrifice virulence to evade immunity?
According to conventional wisdom, a SARS-CoV-2 variant becomes more infectious when it mutates to better bind and invade host cells. ...
Super toxin linked to food poisoning could bind to all human cells, cause other illnesses
Grape-like clusters of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus might look harmless under a microscope. But they’re capable of causing great mayhem. ...
To try to hone COVID-19 vaccines beyond variants, scientists can zoom in on mutations
Concern that omicron, the latest coronavirus variant, could be poised to overtake delta, which swept the globe in roughly two ...
A Diamond in the lab
Many scientists venture out with a desire to make a mark on a field. Many succeed with papers, patents and ...