Science has a history of inflated promises when it comes to disease treatment.

The threat of a flu pandemic clouds even his legendary optimism, so he's launching an initiative to prevent one.

Geneticists can’t see this machine, but they can see its works—and they say it might be the key to reshaping the genome.

Or do they?

Fifteen years after the Human Genome Project, scientists are still mostly studying genes that have already been well studied.

Cuts to research may have spoiled the country’s appetite for bold exploration.

Unreliable research can lead families to make health decisions they might regret.

“Proteins are built to a precision that would make human engineers blush—every atom is always in exactly the right position.”

By harnessing the microbes that live inside these bloodsucking insects, scientists are trying to stop them from spreading disease.

How we might make ourselves smarter in the future