October 7, 2004

Biological defense Charles Lieber holds a silicon chip containing sensors capable of detecting single viruses that could cause disease epidemics or be used in bioterrorism attacks. (Staff photo Jon Chase/Harvard News Office) Full story

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

Sensor detects single viruses
Early warning for disease and bioterrorism

Former HMS researcher, faculty member Buck wins Nobel

History of life on Earth is largely microbial
Harvard Museum of Natural History exhibit takes life back to tiny roots

Scientists reinvent DNA as factories for synthetic molecules

Center for Astrophysics lands $2.4 million education grant

HMS Scholars in Medicine fellowships buy time for young faculty members
Fellowships ease the time vs. money, career vs. family crunch

Singing along with the Ig Nobels
Wacky science prizes honor karaoke inventor, nudist research