First Life, Radioactivity, Brain Bugs, Life of Earth
August 1, 2011
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2011 issue of The Scientist.
Gut bacteria may be the missing piece that explains the connection between diet and cancer risk.
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in microbiology and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
Fenugreek seeds are banned in Europe after authorities point the finger at them as a potential source of the deadly E. coli outbreak.
I the dark Arctic shallows one research finds heterotrophic marine bacteria doing a surprising amount of carbon fixing.
Studying the earliest events in visual development, Carla Shatz has learned the importance of looking at one’s data with open eyes—and an open mind.
When European explorers and fishermen began to frequent Canada’s shores in the 16th century, they brought with them a plethora of tools and trinkets, including knives, axes, kettles, and blankets. The region’s indigenous people traded the Europeans f
A unique virus and the worm it infects turn up in an orchard outside of Paris.