Scientists are using video games to tap the collective intelligence of people around the world, while doctors and educators are turning to games to treat and teach.
Scientists are using video games to tap the collective intelligence of people around the world, while doctors and educators are turning to games to treat and teach.
Screen-based technologies show promise for autism intervention—but research is still needed to evaluate both the benefits and the possible negative effects.
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
New noninvasive methods of selecting the most viable embryo could revolutionize in vitro fertilization.
| November 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the November 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Large RNA-protein packets use a novel mechanism to escape the cell nucleus.
Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
Keith Campbell, a biologist who was part of the effort to clone Dolly the sheep, has passed away at the age of 58.
Laboratory-raised populations of dung beetles reveal a mother's extragenetic influence on the physiques of her sons.