Stimulating brain cells with light reveals the dysfunctional circuitry that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Stimulating brain cells with light reveals the dysfunctional circuitry that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Some H5N1 and H7N9 bird flu viruses could be one mutation away from spreading efficiently between humans.
Scientists discover gene behind an inherited muscle disorder by studying zebrafish embryos.
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Meet some of the people featured in the June 2013 issue of The Scientist.
Publishers need to be proactive about detecting and deterring copied text.
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.
Research misconduct is not limited to the developed world, but few countries anywhere are responding adequately.
As new infections surface and spread, science meets the challenges with ingenuity and adaptation.