Contributors
September 1, 2011
Meet some of the people featured in the September 2011 issue of The Scientist.
September 1, 2011
Meet some of the people featured in the September 2011 issue of The Scientist.
In the memory circuits of the aging brain and the signaling pathways of pain, science is trading mystery for mastery.
A blood protein involved in allergy contributes to the decline in brain function and memory in aging mice.
Older male mice sired offspring that had more copy number mutations, including several linked to autism and schizophrenia
The Yersinia pestis strain extracted from the bones of Black Death victims may no longer exist.
A new yeast species found in Patagonia appears to be the missing half of the long-used lager yeast.
A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.
Researchers identify new mutations in schizophrenia patients without a family history of the disease.
The Nobel Prize winner who discovered the gene that encodes the major histocompatibility complex passes away at age 90.
Motivated by a career-ending ligament tear, a former NFL player starts a company to test athletes' genetic predispositions to common sports injuries.