Thankfully, NASA condensed the 11-year journey into an 8-minute video.

We are used to thinking of ourselves as composed of billions of cells, but Falkowski points out that we also consist of trillions of electrochemical machines that somehow coordinate their intricate activities in ways that allow our bodies and minds to function with the required reliability and precision. As we contemplate the evolution and maintenance of this complexity, wonder grows to near incredulity.

The Society for Women’s Health Research and the Endocrine Society are briefing Congress this week on the importance of including more women and minorities in biomedical research.

The first female editor in chief of the prestigious journal Science is now set to become the first female president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. 

An outbreak of cholera in Haiti that began in 2010 is still killing people. Why have attempts to get it under control failed? Rose George reports.

Patrick Dunleavy explains:  Do one thing well. Flatten the structure. Say it once, say it right. Try paragraph re-planning. Make the motivation clearer. Strengthen the argument tokens. Improve the data and exhibits. 

There's no question that doctors and Big Pharma sometimes work closely together. Drug companies sponsor medical education programs. They send sales representatives to pitch doctors on new drugs and provide drug samples. They also fund plenty of medical research.

The “placenta-on-a-chip” could help scientists understand the notoriously mysterious organ.

The rich array of microbiota in our intestines can tell us more than you might think.