Double helix celebrates 60; detecting calories without taste; bacteria vs. tumor; perceptual consciousness in babies
Double helix celebrates 60; detecting calories without taste; bacteria vs. tumor; perceptual consciousness in babies
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
Satellites of the Golgi apparatus generate the microtubules used to grow outer dendrite branches in Drosophila neurons.
Scientists develop a gel that mimics mollusc glue to coat the insides of blood vessels.
Microarrays help keep induced pluripotent stem cell lines in check, from start to finish.
Professor, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology. Age: 40
Flies turning blue help researchers link the deterioration of the intestinal barrier to age-related death.
Microbes affect weight loss; dozens of cancer-linked genes identified; a climate change scientists speaks out about personal attacks; isolation among elderly linked to death
Microbial changes in the gut contribute to a patient’s ability to slim down after gastric bypass surgery.
Venom-based drugs for pain; microbes in the deep ocean; altruistic, suicidal bacteria; a call for open access; clinical sequencing; the newest genomes