Using laboratory information management systems (LIMS) to automate and streamline laboratory tasks: three case studies
Using laboratory information management systems (LIMS) to automate and streamline laboratory tasks: three case studies
Unlike epithelial cells, neurons respond to herpes infection through autophagy, rather than by releasing inflammatory factors.
Founder, Chairman, and CEO, NeuroVigil, Age: 33
A roundup of species that made their scientific debut in 2012, and a few that said goodbye as well
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
Fungi in 100 million year-old seafloor sediments could possess novel antibiotics.
Insulin, long recognized as a primary regulator of blood glucose, is now also understood to play key roles in neuroplasticity, neuromodulation, and neurotrophism.
Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
Elderly people are worse at spotting untrustworthy faces, possibly due to decreased activity in the brain region associated with such perceptions.
| December 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2012 issue of The Scientist.