In the autumn of 2020, Fu Qiaomei brought one of the oldest research topics to a scientists' symposium in Beijing. As Fu said ...

A big waste of money or the engine of marketplace innovation? That's how some people see basic scientific research. Now a new study shows how basic research and inventions are connected. Scientific ...

The basic researcher is driven by curiosity and a desire to explore unknown territory. Basic research includes theoretical research and early-stage investigations in the laboratory or field. A ...

The emergency use authorizations of mRNA vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna and the likely gradual rollout of multiple others is our collective best hope for curtailing the Covid-19 pandemic. The ...

In recent debates about government funding, certain quirky-sounding research projects — like studying shrimp on treadmills — have grabbed headlines and become easy targets for criticism. Politicians ...

As the federal administration has moved to slash public funding for research and education at all levels, and as the government now enters into what could be a prolonged shutdown, many researchers are ...

Matt Valle, left, of the C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center, plants seeds with greenhouse manager Eric Haddix in a UC Davis greenhouse. (UC Davis photo) While we’re enjoying the last days of ...

The Senate recently proposed to increase the research budgets of the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and NASA. While this is encouraging to the many scientists whose ...

Our understanding of fundamental neuroscience and disease neurobiology is moving at an amazing rate. Genetics and genomics are rapidly uncovering the basis for neurological disorders, as animal and ...

Cardiovascular disease is multifactorial, and individual faculty labs focus on complementary components of this complex disorder, developing and implementing innovative approaches that utilize diverse ...

Amidst ongoing budget brinkmanship in Washington, House and Senate panels have proposed significant cuts in federal funding for basic scientific research. That would be a grave mistake for our ...

The Basic Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship Award was established in 2026 to honor and support outstanding postdoctoral trainees, based primarily on their initial postdoctoral work at Fred Hutch.