A court ruling that stops the European Medicines Agency from releasing data from two US companies calls into question the agency’s push for transparency.
A court ruling that stops the European Medicines Agency from releasing data from two US companies calls into question the agency’s push for transparency.
Desulfobulbaceae bacteria were recently discovered to form centimeter-long cables, containing thousands of cells that share an outer membrane.
| May 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the May 2013 issue of The Scientist.
One, two, three, four . . . . Counting colonies and plaques can be tedious, but tools exist to streamline the process.
USC researcher Mohamed El-Naggar demonstrates how some bacteria grow electrical wires that allow them to link up in big biological circuits.
Shewanella bacteria generate energy for survival by transporting electrons to nearby mineral surfaces.
Research Associate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Age: 27
Libyan scientists, soon to be trained in countries around the world, are undertaking a massive search mission to find missing loved ones among thousands of dead bodies, casualties of the country’s recent popular revolution.
NIH researcher Roberto Romero describes the recent discovery of genetic elemetns that contribute to the risk of preterm birth.