Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
Researchers develop a practical technique for deriving stem cells from routine blood samples.
| December 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2012 issue of The Scientist.
A guide to some new and improved high-content screening systems
Cell-based assays are popular for high-throughput screens, where they strike a balance between ease of use and similarity to the human body that researchers aim to treat.
A precision microfluidic system enables single-cell analysis of growth and division.
The poxvirus stockpiles genes when it needs to adapt.
In the largest microbial eukaryote genetic sequencing effort ever attempted, researchers are investigating the transcriptomes of 700 marine algae species.
A type of scallop expels water and waste through a sort of cough that could reveal clues about water quality.
Using satellite data, researchers calculate that mountain pine beetle infestations raise summertime temperatures in British Columbia’s pine forests by 1 degree Celsius.