Stimulating brain cells with light reveals the dysfunctional circuitry that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Stimulating brain cells with light reveals the dysfunctional circuitry that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Some H5N1 and H7N9 bird flu viruses could be one mutation away from spreading efficiently between humans.
The recently announced BRAIN Initiative, referred to as the Apollo program for neuroscience, needs more funding and better goals to live up to the hype.
Scientists discover gene behind an inherited muscle disorder by studying zebrafish embryos.
Was the Human Genome Project the key to a gold mine?
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| June 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the June 2013 issue of The Scientist.
Scientists working in developing nations who engage in capacity building find it bolsters the lives of locals and their own work.
As new infections surface and spread, science meets the challenges with ingenuity and adaptation.
How the study of human social interactions is helping researchers understand the spread of diseases like influenza and HIV