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Illustration of blue and purple mitochondria.
Multifaceted Mitochondria Maintain Mystique
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Sep 11, 2024 | 3 min read
Tiny but mighty, the mitochondria continue to surprise scientists with new insights into their diverse roles within cells.
Winning Westerns: Tips and Tricks for Protein Electrophoresis and Western Blotting
Winning Westerns: Tips and Tricks for Protein Electrophoresis and Western Blotting
The Scientist Staff | 1 min read
In this webinar, Kelly Wolfe will highlight how to obtain more reliable and reproducible western blots.
A close-up picture of a fruit fly.
A Neural Circuit That Helps Flies Stay on Course
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Sep 10, 2024 | 5 min read
Two studies tapped into the brain circuitry that allows fruit flies to navigate, offering clues to key principles that may govern navigation in more complex brains.
Illustration of chains of amino acids forming proteins show in light blue against a dark blue background.
Protein Changes in the Brain Could Explain How Neurodevelopment Goes Awry
Claudia Lopez-Lloreda, PhD | Sep 10, 2024 | 4 min read
Long-read sequencing uncovered hundreds of thousands of new isoforms not previously identified during development.
Winning Westerns: Tips and Tricks for Protein Electrophoresis and Western Blotting
Winning Westerns: Tips and Tricks for Protein Electrophoresis and Western Blotting
The Scientist Staff | 1 min read
In this webinar, Kelly Wolfe will highlight how to obtain more reliable and reproducible western blots.
Illustration of a scientist at a high-containment laboratory. He is dressed in a Tyvek suit with a helmet respirator for being in the BSL-3 and is unpacking a box of lab supplies.
Career Chat: Directing a New Science Path
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Sep 9, 2024 | 3 min read
A professional detour veered Ludovic Desvignes into a high-maintenance career—director of a high-containment facility.
Image of a cancer cell skipping across the water. 
Skipping Toward Resistance: The Gradual Adaptation of Cancer Cells 
Laura Tran, PhD | Sep 6, 2024 | 4 min read
Instead of an on-off toggle switch, cancer cells adapt through a series of distinct states of increasing drug resistance.
Discover How Immunoassays Deliver Protein Biomarker Research Solutions
Protein Biomarker Research Solutions
The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with MilliporeSigma | 1 min read
Immunoassays help researchers across a range of applications from screening to targeted analysis.
This image shows hexagon shaped cells (mouse airway stem cells) that are outlined in magenta. Within each cell there are tiny dots that represent centrioles, which are colored cyan. 
Introducing a New Version of the Cell Cycle
Maggie Chen | Sep 6, 2024 | 4 min read
Scientists have identified a new variant of the cell cycle that could provide insight into how diseases like cancer occur. 
A wound that is covered with a band-aid.
Why Pain During Wound Healing May be a Good Sign
Sneha Khedkar | Sep 5, 2024 | 4 min read
Sensory neurons grow into injured tissues and modulate the immune system to promote healing.
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Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence
The Scientist | 1 min read
AI-driven technologies can help scientists accomplish efficient research workflows, from experimental design to data management and beyond.
An artist’s representation of the human respiratory system with pink airways on a blue and black background.
A Gene Editing System Corrects Cystic Fibrosis Mutation
RJ Mackenzie | Sep 4, 2024 | 4 min read
An optimized version of prime editing technology raises the possibility of a one-time treatment for cystic fibrosis.
A syringe inserted into a vial of vaccine.
Engineered Yeast Brew a Vaccine Adjuvant 
Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | Sep 3, 2024 | 3 min read
Ever since its discovery in the 1900s, the production of a potent vaccine adjuvant relied on the Chilean soapbark tree. Now, yeast can make the molecule.
A conceptual illustration of a DNA helix composed of small green leaves.
Low-Pass Whole Genome Sequencing: Revolutionizing Agriculture
The Scientist and MGI Tech | 7 min read
By using low-pass whole genome sequencing, livestock breeders improve the accuracy, affordability, and speed of their breeding decisions.
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