During development, communication between organs determines their relative final size.
During development, communication between organs determines their relative final size.
Collective cell migration relies on a directional signal that comes from the moving cluster, rather than from external cues.
Watch the cell transplant experiments in zebrafish that suggest certain embryonic cells rely on intrinsic directional cues for collective migration.
Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Age: 34
Researchers develop a mind-controlled, prosthetic hand for a quadriplegic patient.
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
Researchers design and build nanoscale structures out of Lego-like DNA bricks.
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.