Funding only outstanding researchers is increasing the gap between good and great labs and forcing some out of science in search of a bigger paycheck.
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Funding only outstanding researchers is increasing the gap between good and great labs and forcing some out of science in search of a bigger paycheck.
An architecture graduate constructs intricate botanical illustrations using the computer graphics programs intended to design buildings.
While biotechnology has met with mixed public reactions, to date nanotechnology seems to invoke much less public concern.
Hormones in the brain control sex-specific behaviors by activating individual genetic programs.
Celebrity spokespeople for pharma companies can manipulate the public’s understanding of disease.
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Proteins that appear before patients show symptoms of the disease could offer clues to the disease process.
The Scientist recounts the year’s top science prize winners and top-notch scientists that passed away.
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