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After 10 years in development, a novel mouse population proves its mettle in complex trait research.
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.
Celebrity spokespeople for pharma companies can manipulate the public’s understanding of disease.
Research in yeast shows that aneuploidy is both a consequence of and an adaptation to stress.
Two new sequencing machines will read a human genome in 24 hours.
The Scientist recounts the year’s top science prize winners and top-notch scientists that passed away.