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Dolphins heal amazingly quickly from shark bites, with no swelling, infection, and seemingly little pain, but how do they do it?

After a roller-coaster of an October, The Scientist resumes publication under new ownership.

A prescription for educating the public on the value of using animals in medical research

Editor’s Choice in Neuroscience

Through a series of sustained collaborations, Joshua Sanes has deciphered the molecular synergy that guides synapse formation.

Full Professor and Senior Research Group Leader, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Age: 42

US salaries are starting to recover after last year’s survey recorded the first-ever drop.

Editor’s choice in immunology

Editor’s choice in Cell Biology

Advances in cell-culture technologies are paving the way to the complete elimination of animals from the laboratory.

The story of a group of high school students who, with the help of a Rockefeller University researcher, conducted and published studies on the biological provenance of sushi and teas from around New York City.

Compounds we perceive as sweet or bitter in the mouth trigger similar receptors and signaling pathways elsewhere in the body, helping to regulate digestion, respiration, and other systems.