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Mobile Microscopes

Turning cell phones into basic research tools can improve health care in the developing world.

Misconduct Around the Globe

Research misconduct is not limited to the developed world, but few countries anywhere are responding adequately.

Loss of Potential

In the fruit fly, the ability of neural stem cells to make the full repertoire of neurons is regulated by the movement of key genes to the nuclear periphery.

In Evolution's Garden

Raising one evolutionary question after another, Brandon Gaut has harvested a crop of novel findings about how plant genomes evolve.

News & Opinion

Covering the life sciences inside and out

Opinion: Toxicants and the Brain

By Philippe Grandjean

Investment in brain research should aim at protecting the brains of the future from harmful environmental pollutants.

Platelets Help Tackle Bacteria

By Sabrina Richards

The cell fragments play a role in the body’s first line of defense against bacterial infection, helping white blood cells grab blood-borne bacteria in the liver.

Opinion: The Present and Future of Neurogenomics

By Joseph J. Higgins

Support the BRAIN Initiative, but don’t overlook the neurogenomic diagnostics that are already driving breakthroughs in brain and rare neurological disorders.

Genes Get in Your Eye

By Ruth Williams

Directed evolution of a gene therapy virus vector improves its penetration into the retina.

The Nutshell

Daily News Roundup

Father of Crystallography Dies

Nobel Laureate Jerome Karle has passed away at age 94.

Glowing Green Eel

The Japanese freshwater eel is the first vertebrate found to produce a fluorescent protein, which may prove useful in the clinic.

Menopause Caused by Men?

A new hypothesis holds that women become infertile later in life because males prefer younger mates.

Odor-like Biomarkers for Skin Cancer

Researchers identify a unique chemical signature associated with human melanoma cells that could lead to new ways to screen for the disease.

Current Issue

June 2013

Best Places to Work Industry 2013

Our final survey of the life-science industry workplace highlights the companies—small and large, domestic and international—that are making their researchers feel valued and at home.