Despite the rise of systems biology, many geneticists continue to probe genes in isolation. They even use cutting-edge RNA interference (RNAi) technology to knock down one gene at a time. This approach often yields a narrow view of cellular systems.

Almost half of US adults have heard nothing about nanotechnology, and nearly nine in 10 Americans say they have heard just a little or nothing at all about the emerging field of synthetic biology, according to a new report. Both technologies involve manip

The American River provides an ideal salmon spawning habitat, but needs restoration after 150 years of harmful human activity, said hydrogeology professor Tim Horner in the latest installment of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics lecture

Morehead State University alumnus Robbie Johnson of Morehead has been awarded the National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant to finish his Ph.D. work in biology at the ­University of Louisville. First in math Justin Washingt

A new Science and Technology Center at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia should be completed within a year. School officials say the 64,000-square-foot building will have state-of-the-art technology. It will house the departments of biology, chemis