Tracking the shadows cast by sperm reveals their precise 3-D movements.
Tracking the shadows cast by sperm reveals their precise 3-D movements.
Comparing gene transcripts from different species reveals surprising splicing diversity.
After undergoing untested cosmetic surgery that uses stem cells to rejuvenate skin, a woman grew bone fragments in the flesh around one of her eyes.
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
Tumor cells can exhibit different behaviors despite being genetically indistinguishable.
Fungi in 100 million year-old seafloor sediments could possess novel antibiotics.
Archaea packages DNA around histones in a similar way to eukaryotes, suggesting that fitting a large genome into a small space was not the original role of chromatin.
Scientists engineer a spectrum of artificial pigments to understand how animals see in color.
Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
| December 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2012 issue of The Scientist.