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.
Can emulating our early human ancestors make us healthier?
An exhaustive report about research fraud committed by social psychologist Diederik Stapel paints a picture of a field beset by sloppy practices and low standards.
Autism researchers are testing the ability of whipworm eggs to treat autism in a new clinical trial.
Inflammatory signals in injured zebrafish brains promote the growth of new neurons.
Contrary to previous studies, a new publication finds that most retractions from scholarly literature are not due to misconduct.
Mice fed a mix of six strains of bacteria were able to fight a C. difficile infection that causes deadly diarrhea and is resistant to most types of treatment.
Viral DNA in mice genomes may lead to cancer in immune-compromised animals.
The researcher who falsely claimed to treat human patients with their own stem cells is dismissed, but insists that he did perform the procedure on one patient.