True understanding of the complexity of biological systems demands an assortment of model systems.
True understanding of the complexity of biological systems demands an assortment of model systems.
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
New noninvasive methods of selecting the most viable embryo could revolutionize in vitro fertilization.
| November 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the November 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Large RNA-protein packets use a novel mechanism to escape the cell nucleus.
What role did climate change play in this week’s massive hurricane?
Record fish die-offs in the Midwest call for a fresh look at how humans are disrupting the planet’s essential water cycle.
Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
Biomedical researchers would benefit from emulating the logically rigorous reasoning of the late Alan Turing, British mathematician, computer scientist, and master cryptographer.