Paul A. Offit, MD, one of Medscape's Infectious Disease advisors and an accomplished author, just wrote a new book, Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong. In a recent phone call with Dr ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. The 1925 writer helpfully explains what scientists still think is behind these ...

Patents traditionally have been perceived as the domain of industry and basic science the province of academia. Some separation of basic intellectual and commercial interest is desirable, but when ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists are now considered distinguished inventors. To be considered a distinguished inventor, they need to successfully get at least 14 ...