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An exhaustive investigation has revealed significant contamination of the physics literature by a researcher. Such incidents are difficult to prevent, but all involved can try harder.
The malaria parasite's genome should provide a wealth of new scientific opportunities. But this may heighten tensions over how best to spend the scant resources allocated to malaria research and control. Declan Butler reports.
If wild populations of the mosquito that transmits malaria were replaced with insects rendered harmless by genetic engineering, the disease could finally be defeated. But that remains a big 'if', as Tom Clarke finds out.
The production of antihydrogen, the antimatter equivalent of the hydrogen atom, at low temperatures is an impressive feat. It also raises the possibility of searching for fundamental differences between matter and antimatter.
Were the Late Pleistocene extinctions of large mammals the result of climate change or big-game hunting by humans? Reconstructing the biology of extinct species provides clues to the answer.
Our immune system's ability to fight viruses inside our cells relies on viral protein fragments being displayed on the cell surface. The enzyme needed for the last step in this presentation process has now been discovered.
The carbon dioxide content of lavas influences both the behaviour of Earth's mantle and its climate. In one particular case, the difficulties of directly measuring that content have been overcome.
The NASA Art Program has launched ‘Copernica’, a collection of specially commissioned artwork reflecting the wonder of the human adventure in space. But this online gallery is a little different: you can explore the collection interactively by navigating through a universe interpreted by artists.
The complete genome sequence of the parasite responsible for most of the world's human malaria has been determined. The nature of the genome meant that this was a difficult project, requiring considerable ingenuity.
The genome of the malaria parasite was sequenced with the aim of learning more about how the parasite works, and with the hope that this would reveal potential drug targets. Has that hope been realized?
The mosquito Anopheles gambiae is the main agent in the transmission of human malaria. Its genome sequence will in time help to devise control strategies, but will be a more immediate boon for insect biologists.
