Evolving, The Moral Molecule, Aping Mankind, and Experiment Eleven
Evolving, The Moral Molecule, Aping Mankind, and Experiment Eleven
Retrotransposons contribute to genetic variability in human brain cells.
Using tiny lipid discs, scientists resolve contradictory evidence about how many proteins are required for neurotransmitter release.
Critics point out that cell therapy has yet to top existing treatments. Biotech companies are setting out to change that—and prove that the technology can revolutionize medicine.
A newly recognized chemical factor in the brain, called neuritin, regulates plasticity and may play a role in depression.
A neuroscientist tries to communicate with people in a vegetative state using brain imaging techniques.
The Aha! Moment, Imagine, Ignorance, and The Age of Insight
Why naked mole-rats and experimental gene therapies remind me of groundbreaking artists.
June 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the June 2012 issue of The Scientist.
A rare peek inside the subterranean home of the naked mole-rat