Biomedicine & Biotech

Research and breakthroughs at the intersection of biology and medicine — from gene editing and synthetic biology to clinical trials, diagnostics, and the science driving next-generation therapies.

You Can Stop Blaming Pheromones For Your Lousy Love Life

Pheromones have long been credited (or blamed) for our behavioral choices, most notably our choice of sexual partners.

Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Getting Cryogenically Frozen

By Simon Woods, Newcastle University

Why ACSH Supports GMOs and Biotechnology

We were recently contacted by a concerned group of pro-science scholars who wants to counter the unscientific arguments made by anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva. We made this handy flyer for them.

How Will Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Stop Zika?

Insect repellent, screens on windows, wearing long sleeves -- there is a limit to the precautions that we can take to protect ourselves from viruses that are spread by mosquitoes.

The concept of viruses causing cancer is not new. In fact, it has been more than 100 years since Francis Peyton Rous, working at Rockefeller University, uncovered the first pathogen-caused cancer.