Researchers use the electric potential of a guinea pig’s inner ear to harvest enough energy to run a tiny sensor.
Researchers use the electric potential of a guinea pig’s inner ear to harvest enough energy to run a tiny sensor.
The malaria vaccine under development by GSK and the PATH initiative only protects about one in three babies, though some researchers say those odds are better than nothing.
The 2011 outbreak in Germany that caused some 50 deaths was caused by a strain of E. coli with a complex mechanism of gene regulation.
Inflammatory signals in injured zebrafish brains promote the growth of new neurons.
Blind mole rats resist cancer by killing cells that proliferate in a similar way to tumor cells.
Recording brain activity as patients are anesthetized for surgery, researchers identify a pattern that may signal loss of consciousness.
Researchers identify an unexpected molecular explanation for the higher incidence of skin cancer in redheads.
| November 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the November 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Despite abundant evidence supporting their ability to help prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, the therapeutic effectiveness of fish oil–derived fatty acids remains controversial.