Researchers pinpoint a gene marker for neurons sensitive to gentle touch such as grooming.
Advertisement
The Scientist
Most Recent
The Science of Love, Bad Pharma, Genes, Cells and Brains, and Nature Wars
Fluorescent calcium sensors in transgenic mice give a real-time readout of neuronal activity.
With the launch of a new peer-reviewed journal, can cryptozoology emerge from the shadows to be taken seriously by the mainstream scientific community?
Pro athletes can learn to parse a complicated moving visual scene faster than most.
A putative ion channel integral to mammalian hearing turns out to be an elusive salt-sensing chemoreceptor in nematode worms.
A genetic analysis of Siberians finds three genes that have evolved to help the populations weather the frigid winters.
The authors of a review article on genome-wide association studies have retracted the paper due to “substantial textual overlap” with other sources.
A University of Wisconsin neuroscientist is found guilty of falsifying Western blots as part of his stroke research, and has requested the retraction of two papers.
Adolescent rats exposed to stress grow into pathologically aggressive adults, behaviors that may be explained by accompanying epigenetic changes and altered brain activity.
Follow The Scientist
Stay Connected with The Scientist
-
The Scientist Magazine
-
The Scientist Careers
-
Neuroscience Research Techniques
-
Genetic Research Techniques
-
Cell Culture Techniques
-
Microbiology and Immunology
-
Cancer Research and Technology
Current Issue
