Collective cell migration relies on a directional signal that comes from the moving cluster, rather than from external cues.
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.
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
A new initiative lead by the UK’s National Health Service aims to sequence the genomes of as many as 100,000 patients, a project that will cost £100 million.
Puerto Rican businesses and residents come together to support the genomic sequencing of the island’s only native parrot species, hoping to help protect the endangered bird.
The poxvirus stockpiles genes when it needs to adapt.
The crucial importance of language in the debate over the regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic tests
The largest collection of genetic and medical data in the United States links telomeres and genetic variants to longevity and disease.
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.