Contributors
| December 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2012 issue of The Scientist.
| December 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
A hormone called jasmonate mediates plants' responses to touch and can boost defenses against pests.
Can emulating our early human ancestors make us healthier?
A precision microfluidic system enables single-cell analysis of growth and division.
In the largest microbial eukaryote genetic sequencing effort ever attempted, researchers are investigating the transcriptomes of 700 marine algae species.
Autism researchers are testing the ability of whipworm eggs to treat autism in a new clinical trial.
Three patents on transgenic apes in the European Union will be challenged by animal rights activists.
Misfolded α-synuclein proteins promote the spread of Parkinson’s pathology in mouse brains.
The crucial importance of language in the debate over the regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic tests