New PCR assay can detect more than 40 strains of H5N1 in a single go.
New PCR assay can detect more than 40 strains of H5N1 in a single go.
EDITOR'S CHOICE IN MICROBIOLOGY The paper S. Alsford et al., “High-throughput decoding of antitrypanosomal drug efficacy and resistance,” Nature, 482:232-36, 2012. The finding Trypanosoma brucei, the single-cell protozoan that causes the tropical
Out with toothpicks and pipettors; in with automation.
Turning a liability into an asset, cryo-electron microscopists exploit an artifact to probe protein structure.
Using surface plasmon resonance to improve antibody detection and characterization: four case studies
A US Fish and Wildlife official responds to the assertion that the northern spotted owl is being mismanaged by government.
A new study shows that grooming by ants promotes colony-wide resistance to fungal infections by transferring small amounts of pathogen to nestmates.
The imperiled northern spotted owl faces extinction if efforts enacted to save it continue to put politics ahead of science.
University of Michigan graduate research assistants continue their protest as the bill that would prevent their collective bargaining rights passes the State House and Senate.
March 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the March 2012 issue of The Scientist.