The Scientist Timeline

 

From the Archives:

 

1981

In June 1981, HIV was first identified in an MMWR report.

 

1990
The Hubble Problem: Scientists Try to Pick Up the Pieces

 

1992

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Captures Brain in Action

 

1997

Embryonic Stem Cells Debut Amid Little Media Attention

 

1998

Andrew Fire and colleagues first described RNA interference (RNAi) in Caenorhabditis elegans in 1998.

 

1999

GM Crops Face Heat of Debate

 

2001

Negotiating the Human Genome: Public and private groups reveal first detailed look at the genome landscape.

Essays from the Editors

 

The Present and Future

Richard Gallagher, current editor of The Scientist, reflects on how far we've come and where we're headed in the years ahead. 
Read his essay.

 

 


Camaraderie and commitment: 1995-98

Barbara Spector, editor of The Scientist from 1995 to 1998, recalls a period of excitement and transition. Read her essay now. Read her essay now.

 

 


In the beginning

Tabitha Powledge, who served as The Scientist's first editor, reflects on the publication's beginnings in Washington, DC, and its reception by the scientific and publishing communities. 
Read her essay now.