Editor's choice in developmental biology
With an eye to understanding animal regeneration, Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado has turned a freshwater planarian into a model system to watch.
For the first time researchers have demonstrated the molecular tango that gives rise to repeating patterns in developing animal embryos.
Imaging cell cytoskeletons during early embryonic development leads researchers to uncover a new regulator of cell shape
Japanese researchers unravel the mystery of miracle fruit.
Brain imaging and gene analyses in twins reveal that white matter integrity is linked to an iron homeostasis gene.
A mutated feline receptor for sweet tastes explains why cats don’t love sugar but do dig mushrooms.
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario. Age: 34
After 6 months in orbit, Caenorhabditis elegans return to Earth—alive and well.
After a roller-coaster of an October, The Scientist resumes publication under new ownership.