Discovery & Innovation

How difficult can antibiotic drug discovery be? Some of those struggling with their drug discovery projects in other areas might find themselves...

We previously discussed some of the failures in drug discovery for several chronic diseases. Now, we explore the partnerships that have been...

With the increasing need for effective drug development for chronic diseases, collaborations and partnerships between private and public sectors...

In the Age of the Microbiome blog post which initiated this series we introduced the spectacular potential that the microbiome offers for drug...

Elena Simon is just an average teenage girl, one who enjoys dancing and acting, and plans on attending Harvard in the fall to study computer...

DNA has often been likened to a book, with a set of instructions written in A’s, T’s, C’s, and G’s. But even if the contents of the book are known...

We recently talked about how Green Fluorescent Protein, restriction enzymes, and CRISPR are invaluable products of basic research. These...

Over the course of the last century we’ve had the age of antibiotics, the genetic revolution, transplantation and immunotherapy, each of which...

Whenever it is announced that budgets must be tightened, it is often scientists performing basic research who are among the first to be called to...

The increasing awareness of the scientific research community on the importance of open access and openscience has given rise to a new funding...