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.
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.
Scientists working in developing countries find that giving back to local communities enriches their own research.
Researchers are using modern experimental tools to probe the mysterious molecular pathways that lead to premature labor and birth.
The global spread of dengue virus has immunologists and public-health experts debating the best way to curb infection.
Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
Researcher salaries continue to buck the trend of the millennium’s first decade, remaining flat or even declining across most life science disciplines.
Epigenetic changes accrued over an organism’s lifetime may leave a permanent heritable mark on the genome, through the help of long noncoding RNAs.
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On the 10th anniversary of The Scientist’s survey of life science academics, institutions are contending with tighter budgets and larger administrative staffs, while working to sustain and inspire their researchers.
After 20 years of high-profile failure, gene therapy is finally well on its way to clinical approval.