Researchers track DNA modifications and gene expression in stem cells as they differentiate.
Researchers track DNA modifications and gene expression in stem cells as they differentiate.
Telomeres and disease; Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes may fight malaria; bat tongue mops nectar; newly sequenced genomes
Presidential science advisor argues against draft legislation that would change how the National Science Foundation judges grant proposals.
The brain’s role in aging; tracking disease; understanding the new flu virus; no autism-Lyme link; one drug’s journey from bench to bedside
A court ruling that stops the European Medicines Agency from releasing data from two US companies calls into question the agency’s push for transparency.
In a recent speech, the President defended spending on science and the peer-review process.
Desulfobulbaceae bacteria were recently discovered to form centimeter-long cables, containing thousands of cells that share an outer membrane.
| May 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the May 2013 issue of The Scientist.
One, two, three, four . . . . Counting colonies and plaques can be tedious, but tools exist to streamline the process.
USC researcher Mohamed El-Naggar demonstrates how some bacteria grow electrical wires that allow them to link up in big biological circuits.