http://dir.salon.com/topics/research/?source=rss&aim=research en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST Catherine Price Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/20/new_stem_cell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/20/new_stem_cell/index.html?source=rss Two teams of scientists have figured out how to make ordinary human skin cells act like embryonic stem cells. Andrew Leonard Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/21/nanochina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/21/nanochina/index.html?source=rss In Chinese nano-science, all growth curves are exponential By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/08/stem_cells/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/08/stem_cells/index.html?source=rss George Bush's opposition to stem cell research is intellectually and morally incoherent. Here's why. By Susan McCarthy Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/07/22/zuk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/07/22/zuk/index.html?source=rss A new book examines what we can and can't learn about sex from watching bonobos, birds and earwigs. By Martin F. Downs Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/06/19/semen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/06/19/semen/index.html?source=rss A researcher says male ejaculate may act as an antidepressant -- but other scientists aren't swallowing his theory. By Michael Castleman Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/01/16/lubes_hiv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/01/16/lubes_hiv/index.html?source=rss A research study shows that some sexual lubricants may kill the AIDS virus. By Michael Castleman Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/12/05/arginmax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/12/05/arginmax/index.html?source=rss A recent Stanford study shows a dietary supplement can boost some women's sex drive. By Arthur Allen Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/29/embryo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/29/embryo/index.html?source=rss The HHS nominee supports it, but right-to-lifers want it stopped. By Jack Boulware Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/12/21/prilocaine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/12/21/prilocaine/index.html?source=rss A research team finds that a product used as an anesthetic also improves men's sexual performance. By Jack Boulware Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/11/01/lothario/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/11/01/lothario/index.html?source=rss An Italian study says that men in their 50s are likely to fall in love again -- with either their wives or someone new. By Jack Boulware Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/10/25/cycling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/10/25/cycling/index.html?source=rss A study in Austria shows that strenuous biking is hard on the scrotum. By Arthur Allen Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/09/28/caplan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/09/28/caplan/index.html?source=rss A lawsuit blaming the nation's most prominent bioethicist for the death of an 18-year-old prompts a reexamination of the field. By Jack Boulware Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/09/27/microbicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/09/27/microbicide/index.html?source=rss An ingredient found in toothpaste and shampoo may protect against some STDs, according to a Canadian study. By Pegi Taylor Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/28/skeleton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/28/skeleton/index.html?source=rss After I die, I want maggots to eat away my flesh so my skeleton can be used for research purposes. By Jack Boulware Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/08/25/prolactin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/08/25/prolactin/index.html?source=rss German scientists find surge in prolactin -- a libido-decreasing hormone -- after orgasm. By Jack Boulware Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/08/16/german_men/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/08/16/german_men/index.html?source=rss German men refute a study saying that many of them aren't good in bed. By Jack Boulware Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/07/14/italy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/07/14/italy/index.html?source=rss A new study, funded by Pfizer, shows Italians are not sexually satisfied. By Jack Boulware Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/06/20/nicaragua/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/06/20/nicaragua/index.html?source=rss A new study shows that Nicaraguan hookers use more condoms in motel rooms than non-hookers. By Jack Boulware Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/06/14/italy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/06/14/italy/index.html?source=rss A new drug being tested could provide erections that last an entire day. By Smith and Doe Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/06/12/test/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/06/12/test/index.html?source=rss "The Ultimate Sex Test" claims it will tell women what their men are capable of, whether they want to know or not. By Jack Boulware Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/05/09/masturbate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/05/09/masturbate/index.html?source=rss It can cut down on the number of sex partners and danger of disease. By Daniel Harris Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/04/15/kinsey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/04/15/kinsey/index.html?source=rss A new biography of Alfred C. Kinsey shows he not only studied many forms of sexual behavior but experimented with them as well. By Jack Boulware Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/04/11/safe_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/04/11/safe_sex/index.html?source=rss Study shows some Canadian drunks have safer sex. By Jack Boulware Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/04/10/fat_chinese/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/04/10/fat_chinese/index.html?source=rss A growing number of spoiled only children are obese, and may face diminished future sex lives because of it. By William Speed Weed Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/29/mullis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/29/mullis/index.html?source=rss Kary Mullis revolutionized genetic research but thumbs his nose at the scientific establishment. It thumbs its nose right back.