The recently announced BRAIN Initiative, referred to as the Apollo program for neuroscience, needs more funding and better goals to live up to the hype.
The recently announced BRAIN Initiative, referred to as the Apollo program for neuroscience, needs more funding and better goals to live up to the hype.
Rules regarding the use of cells derived from human embryos will deny many US researchers the chance to study new stem-cell lines created by cloning.
Was the Human Genome Project the key to a gold mine?
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| June 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the June 2013 issue of The Scientist.
In the fruit fly, the ability of neural stem cells to make the full repertoire of neurons is regulated by the movement of key genes to the nuclear periphery.
Scientists working in developing nations who engage in capacity building find it bolsters the lives of locals and their own work.
As new infections surface and spread, science meets the challenges with ingenuity and adaptation.
How the study of human social interactions is helping researchers understand the spread of diseases like influenza and HIV
Scientists working in developing countries find that giving back to local communities enriches their own research.