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Reconsidering Life’s Origin
Reconsidering Life’s Origin
Is the model of early life as a freak occurrence in a disordered, primordial soup of chemicals wrong?
Reconsidering Life’s Origin
Reconsidering Life’s Origin

Is the model of early life as a freak occurrence in a disordered, primordial soup of chemicals wrong?

Is the model of early life as a freak occurrence in a disordered, primordial soup of chemicals wrong?

cell & molecular biology, culture

Contributors
The Scientist | Sep 1, 2020 | 4 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the September 2020 issue of The Scientist.
Contributors
The Scientist Staff | Dec 1, 2018 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2018 issue of The Scientist.
Scientists Skip Cell Line Validation
Kerry Grens | Oct 12, 2015 | 1 min read
Despite known problems with contamination and mislabeled cell lines, most researchers continue to operate without authenticating cells’ identity.
Book Excerpt from Life on the Edge
Johnjoe McFadden and Jim Al-Khalili | Jul 31, 2015 | 3 min read
In Chapter 4, “The quantum beat,” authors Johnjoe McFadden and Jim Al-Khalili rethink Newton’s apple from a quantum-biological perspective.
Setbacks and Great Leaps
Sue Armstrong | Apr 1, 2015 | 3 min read
The tale of p53, a widely studied tumor suppressor gene, illustrates the inventiveness of researchers who turn mishaps into discoveries.
Book Excerpt from p53
Sue Armstrong | Mar 31, 2015 | 4 min read
In Chapter 12, "Of Mice and Men," author Sue Armstrong recounts the point at which researchers moved from working with p53 in tissue culture to studying the gene in animal models.
Contributors
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Aug 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2014 issue of The Scientist.
Bridging Two Worlds
Rachel Bernstein | Apr 4, 2014 | 3 min read
Lynne Quarmby’s love of the natural world inspires her to explore beyond her cell biology lab through art.
Don’t Fear DIYbio
Jef Akst | Nov 19, 2013 | 2 min read
Biological tinkerers are not the risk that some have made them out to be, according to a new report.
Contributors
Abby Olena, PhD | Nov 1, 2013 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the November 2013 issue of The Scientist.
Chance and Necessity
Sean B. Carroll | Nov 1, 2013 | 3 min read
War and justice brought together two of the greatest minds of the 20th century, a scientist and a writer.
Book Excerpt from Brave Genius
Sean B. Carroll | Oct 31, 2013 | 4 min read
In Chapter 20, “On the Same Path,” author Sean Carroll describes the initial meeting between Nobel Laureates Jacques Monod and Albert Camus.
A Story Biological
John Coates | Sep 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Using scientific information as narrative can be a powerful way to communicate.
Book Excerpt from The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, As Written By Our Genetic Code
Sam Kean | Jun 30, 2012 | 3 min read
In Chapter , "Genes, Freaks, DNA," author Sam Kean draws parallels between the lives of Gregor Mendel and Johannes Friedrich Miescher, who both made scientific discoveries that were truly ahead of their times.
Contributors
The Scientist Staff | Jun 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the June 2012 issue of The Scientist.
2012 Bio-Art Winners
Megan Scudellari | May 25, 2012 | 1 min read
Check out the 10 images that won FASEB's first annual Bio-Art competition.
Sweet and Sour Science
Ruth Williams | Feb 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Japanese researchers unravel the mystery of miracle fruit.
Top People of 2011
Jef Akst | Dec 21, 2011 | 6 min read
The Scientist recounts the year’s top science prize winners and top-notch scientists that passed away.
Hard-to-Get Stem Cells
Jef Akst | Dec 14, 2011 | 2 min read
More than one quarter of US researchers studying human embryonic stem cells say they’ve had trouble acquiring cell lines of interest.
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