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Different colored cartoon viruses entering holes in a cartoon of a human brain.
A Journey Into the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Mar 22, 2024 | 10+ min read
With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
Book Excerpt from COVID-19
Debora MacKenzie | Jul 17, 2020 | 3 min read
In Chapter 8, author Debora MacKenzie recounts an unfortunate history of baselessly blaming disease outbreaks on groups perceived as outsiders.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | Nov 1, 2013 | 4 min read
Tracks and Shadows, The Gap, The Cure in the Code, and An Appetite for Wonder
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | May 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Masters of the Planet, Learning from the Octopus, Darwin’s Devices, and Psychology’s Ghosts
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | May 1, 2015 | 3 min read
The Genealogy of a Gene, On the Move, The Chimp and the River, and Domesticated
A fruit bat in the hands of a researcher
How an Early Warning Radar Could Prevent Future Pandemics
Amos Zeeberg, Undark | Feb 27, 2023 | 8 min read
Metagenomic sequencing can help detect unknown pathogens, but its widespread use faces challenges.
Illustration showing a puzzle piece of DNA being removed
Large Scientific Collaborations Aim to Complete Human Genome
Brianna Chrisman and Jordan Eizenga | Sep 1, 2022 | 10+ min read
Thirty years out from the start of the Human Genome Project, researchers have finally finished sequencing the full 3 billion bases of a person’s genetic code. But even a complete reference genome has its shortcomings.
Contributors
Catherine Offord | Mar 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the March 2016 issue of The Scientist.
Dating the Origin of Us
Ajit Varki | Nov 1, 2013 | 5 min read
Theoretical anthropogeny seeks to understand how Homo sapiens rose to a position of global dominance.
Top 10 Innovations 2021
2021 Top 10 Innovations
The Scientist | Dec 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
The COVID-19 pandemic is still with us. Biomedical innovation has rallied to address that pressing concern while continuing to tackle broader research challenges.

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