Melinda Wenner Moyer

Babies’ genomes hold clues that can save their lives, but that same information could be used in far less noble ways. Where should we draw the line?

With his ability to analyze individual cells over time, he’s learning which ones make for good drugs, which cause allergies, and which cure disease

Her work could put lifelike physical feedback not just into videogames, but into online shopping and the instruments used to perform remote surgery

Stewart discovers the secrets of planets by re-creating their collisions

He discovered the secret to ultrafast computing in the shell of a beetle

The Big Question: How many people will it infect this year?

Two Philadelphia doctors are championing an unconventional new treatment for keeping cardiac-arrest victims alive, with as little brain damage as possible: just give them hypothermia

This year’s most popular destinations for unmanned landers

New orbiting observatory will search for Earth-like planets

The most definitive study yet could finally determine whether cellphone use causes cancer