New PCR assay can detect more than 40 strains of H5N1 in a single go.
New PCR assay can detect more than 40 strains of H5N1 in a single go.
EDITOR'S CHOICE IN MICROBIOLOGY The paper S. Alsford et al., “High-throughput decoding of antitrypanosomal drug efficacy and resistance,” Nature, 482:232-36, 2012. The finding Trypanosoma brucei, the single-cell protozoan that causes the tropical
Out with toothpicks and pipettors; in with automation.
Turning a liability into an asset, cryo-electron microscopists exploit an artifact to probe protein structure.
Using surface plasmon resonance to improve antibody detection and characterization: four case studies
A new study shows that grooming by ants promotes colony-wide resistance to fungal infections by transferring small amounts of pathogen to nestmates.
Through a confluence of events, academic medical centers could lose 10 percent of their revenue in the coming years.
Should the healthcare system support health and wellness data tracking for the purposes of long-term observational studies?
March 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the March 2012 issue of The Scientist.