The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
An official investigation into a controversial GM rice study carried out with Chinese schoolchildren has resulted in the removal of three China-based researchers.
Fungi in 100 million year-old seafloor sediments could possess novel antibiotics.
A new initiative lead by the UK’s National Health Service aims to sequence the genomes of as many as 100,000 patients, a project that will cost £100 million.
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
A Chinese biotech company is angling to buy California-based Complete Genomics, but federal regulators are expressing security concerns and may scuttle the deal.
Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
The Supreme Court agrees to hear a case deciding if two cancer genes should continue to be protected by patent.
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.