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Black in X Addresses Long-Standing Inequity in STEM
Lisa Winter
| Nov 16, 2020
| 7 min read
In a year of racial tumult, Black scientists are uniting for visibility and action.
2024 Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Sep 14, 2023
| 10 min read
This year’s Breakthrough Prizes honor advances in CAR T cancer therapies, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson’s disease.
Mutations in Autism-Linked Gene Cause Membrane Mischief
Holly Barker, PhD,
Spectrum
| Jan 26, 2023
| 4 min read
Inactivating TAOK1 prompts tentacle-like protrusions to form all over a neuron’s surface, revealing the gene’s role in molding the membrane.
2020 in Scientists’ Own Words
Abby Olena, PhD
| Dec 23, 2020
| 5 min read
The world was rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, but researchers rose to all manner of challenges.
T Cells and Neurons Talk to Each Other
Ashley Yeager
| Oct 1, 2020
| 10+ min read
Conversations between the immune and central nervous systems are proving to be essential for the healthy social behavior, learning, and memory.
Best Places to Work Postdocs, 2012
Sabrina Richards
| Apr 2, 2012
| 10+ min read
Much has changed in the last 10 years for postdocs, who are staying in their positions longer than ever before—and coming out with more to show for it.
Contributors
Abby Olena, PhD
| Nov 1, 2013
| 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the November 2013 issue of
The Scientist
.
Immune System Maintains Brain Health
Amanda B. Keener
| Nov 1, 2016
| 10+ min read
Once thought only to attack neurons, immune cells turn out to be vital for central nervous system function.
Top 10 Innovations 2013
The Scientist
| Dec 1, 2013
| 10+ min read
The Scientist
’s annual competition uncovered a bonanza of interesting technologies that made their way onto the market and into labs this year.
Resolving Chronic Pain
Claudia Sommer and Frank Birklein
| Jan 1, 2012
| 10+ min read
The body’s own mechanism for dispersing the inflammatory reaction might lead to new treatments for chronic pain.
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