The Science of Love, Bad Pharma, Genes, Cells and Brains, and Nature Wars
The Science of Love, Bad Pharma, Genes, Cells and Brains, and Nature Wars
| February 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the February 2013 issue of The Scientist.
With dogged persistence and an unwillingness to entertain defeat, Bruce Beutler discovered a receptor that powers the innate immune response to infections—and earned his share of a Nobel Prize.
Six myths about job and salary negotiations and how they may hinder your ability to bargain effectively.
Some of these insidious viruses expertly subvert the host immune system, allowing their unhindered proliferation.
Can a vexing sense of entitlement actually aid in the pursuit of knowledge?
Because of their high protein and fat content and their reproductive efficiency, insects hold great promise for thwarting an impending global food crisis.
A putative ion channel integral to mammalian hearing turns out to be an elusive salt-sensing chemoreceptor in nematode worms.
The problem threatens progress and stems from both a lack of attention to clear discourse and a scientific culture not focused on critical challenges.