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| March 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the March 2013 issue of The Scientist.
| March 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the March 2013 issue of The Scientist.
The global spread of dengue virus has immunologists and public-health experts debating the best way to curb infection.
During development, communication between organs determines their relative final size.
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.
Five workers at anti-polio campaigns were shot at close range this week, creating a major setback for efforts to prevent the crippling disease.
A comprehensive global health study finds that although life expectancy has increased in most countries, the burden of chronic disease is also on the rise.
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
Residents surrounding strongly smelling hog farms experience higher blood pressure levels as the stench worsens.
New noninvasive methods of selecting the most viable embryo could revolutionize in vitro fertilization.