Our list of the best and brightest products that 2011 had to offer the life scientist
Our list of the best and brightest products that 2011 had to offer the life scientist
Our Dying Planet, Here Be Dragons, Rat Island, Harnessed
In its brief, 4-year history, The Scientist’s annual Top 10 Innovations contest has become a showcase of the coolest life science tools to emerge in the previous year. This year’s installment is no exception.
Should we rethink the parallel drawn between “slave-making” ants and human slavery, and other such oversimplifications of animal behavior?
For the first time, researchers culture a bacteria that uses a magnetic sulfide compound to navigate.
Researchers use whole-genome sequencing to keep tabs on the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
19th century shipping records defy the claim that Charles Darwin stole some of Alfred Russel Wallace's ideas to craft his theory of evolution.
The need for ancient humans to keep cool during the day might explain their lack of body hair but not why they walked on two feet.
Gene expression controlled from afar may have spurred the spurt in brain evolution that led to modern humans.