Do-it-yourself science is likely as old as science itself, driven by an inherent curiosity about the world around us.
Do-it-yourself science is likely as old as science itself, driven by an inherent curiosity about the world around us.
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.
A master of topographical anatomy, Christian Wilhelm Braune produced accurate colored lithographs from cross sections of the human body.
DNA samples and CT scans reveal that Ramesses III likely had his throat slashed by his son and other conspirators.
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
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.
Large RNA-protein packets use a novel mechanism to escape the cell nucleus.