The method to the dengue virus's maddening infectiousness.
The method to the dengue virus's maddening infectiousness.
A sharp-eyed fossil prospector and self-taught paleontologist, Mary Anning discovered several extraordinary Mesozoic marine reptiles.
| March 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the March 2013 issue of The Scientist.
Do-it-yourself science is likely as old as science itself, driven by an inherent curiosity about the world around us.
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.
A study suggests that some mouse models do not accurately mimic human molecular mechanisms of inflammatory response, but other mouse strains may fare better.
One of the most advanced tuberculosis vaccines has failed to protect infants from getting the disease in a clinical trial, but it may be effective in adults.
Collective cell migration relies on a directional signal that comes from the moving cluster, rather than from external cues.