Natural Selection
Bioengineering Bugs to Make Fuel
Maverick scientist Craig Venter announces that his team has created the largest manmade molecule in history—a chromosome that may be the key to building organisms that can make fuel, and much more. Continue
Inside Dealmakers' Brains
Scientists think the new field of neuroeconomics can explain some business behavior, perhaps even distinguish rational from irrational decisions. Are some people's brains hardwired to run companies or to make deals? Continue
Last Days of the Anti-Science President
George W. Bush enters his last year in office with scientific research short on cash, the F.D.A. in a state of near collapse, and promising therapies slowed by ideology. Continue
Adapt or Die
What comes after discoveries in biotech? A hard look at bio-economics, politics, personality, and ethics, this week with help from Andy Grove. Continue
F.D.A. on the Brink?
A report says the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates $1 trillion worth of food and drugs, is dangerously underfunded and near collapse. Continue
QA-Col-NaSe-Bonkers
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QA-Col-NASel-DupeTest
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Hardwired for Optimism?
Brain scans show that humans are unfailingly optimistic, which may explain how we have come to dominate the planet. Continue
So You Want to Live Forever?
Sirtris Pharmaceuticals is testing a fountain-of-youth pill in humans. You won't live forever, but it may slow aging and increase lifespan. So far, it's working. Continue
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