Transplanting synthetic stool made of beneficial microbes cures deadly diarrheal infections in two patients.
Transplanting synthetic stool made of beneficial microbes cures deadly diarrheal infections in two patients.
Researchers uncover weekly and monthly rhythms of sodium retention and excretion in participants of space simulations.
Check out some of the games being used in serious scientific research, education, and treatment.
Affordable diagnostic tests tackle the world’s most pressing health problems.
In the final chapter of his book on the origins of vertebrate sex, author and paleontologist John Long pays homage to the humble placoderm, which got the erotic ball rolling.
| January 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the January 2013 issue of The Scientist.
Scientists are using video games to tap the collective intelligence of people around the world, while doctors and educators are turning to games to treat and teach.
Twenty-first century lab reports will include test results read by a new breed of pathologist.
The healing powers of maggots may lie in their secreted proteins, which restrain the human immune response.
The total number of new drugs approved this year ties last year for the highest since 2004, suggesting that the pharmaceutical industry is recovering.