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Illuminating Specimens Through Live Cell Imaging
Charlene Lancaster, PhD
| Mar 14, 2024
| 8 min read
Live cell imaging is a powerful microscopy technique employed by scientists to monitor molecular processes and cellular behavior in real time.
Our Favorite Cell and Molecular Biology Stories of 2021
Jef Akst
| Dec 2, 2021
| 3 min read
Beyond
The Scientist
’s coverage of COVID-19’s molecular underpinnings were many other stories highlighting the advances made in scientists’ understanding of the biology of cells.
Serendipity, Happenstance, and Luck: The Making of a Molecular Tool
Shelby Bradford, PhD
| Dec 4, 2023
| 10+ min read
The common fluorescent marker GFP traveled a long road to take its popular place in molecular biology today.
Bugs as Drugs to Boost Cancer Therapy
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Jan 18, 2024
| 7 min read
Bioengineered bacteria sneak past solid tumor defenses to guide CAR T cells’ attacks.
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
The Scientist
Staff
| Mar 29, 2024
CRISPR Gene Drives and the Future of Evolution
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Genetic engineering pioneer Kevin Esvelt’s work highlights biotechnology’s immense potential for good—but also for catastrophe.
Whenever, Wherever: Taking DNA Amplification Outside the Lab
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Dec 4, 2023
| 10 min read
Recombinase polymerase amplification lets researchers rapidly replicate DNA in the clinic, in the field, or even in the International Space Station.
Cancer Vaccination as a Promising New Treatment Against Tumors
Shelby Bradford, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Vaccination has beaten back infections for more than a century. Now, it may be the next big step in battling cancer.
Microbial Ecologist Alma Dal Co Dies in Diving Accident
Katherine Irving
| Nov 21, 2022
| 3 min read
At 33, Dal Co had already founded her own microbial ecology lab at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.
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