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  1. Bacteria do the twist

    A newly identified bacterial protein generates the sinuous shapes of some bacteria.

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  2. Tech

    Diagnosing the Developing World

    Researchers are learning how to adapt sophisticated technologies to meet the health-care needs of the developing world.

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  3. Code Breakers

    Chemical tags applied to proteins that DNA wraps around regulate genetic activity.

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  4. Animals

    Where’d I Put That?

    Birds that hide and recover thousands of separate caches of seeds have become a model for investigating how animals' minds work.

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  5. Math

    Turning a Snowball Inside Out

    Turning a sphere inside out without allowing any sharp creases along the way is a tricky mathematical maneuver.