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Our Favorite Cell and Molecular Biology Stories of 2021
Beyond The Scientist’s coverage of COVID-19’s molecular underpinnings were many other stories highlighting the advances made in scientists’ understanding of the biology of cells.
Our Favorite Cell and Molecular Biology Stories of 2021
Our Favorite Cell and Molecular Biology Stories of 2021

Beyond The Scientist’s coverage of COVID-19’s molecular underpinnings were many other stories highlighting the advances made in scientists’ understanding of the biology of cells.

Beyond The Scientist’s coverage of COVID-19’s molecular underpinnings were many other stories highlighting the advances made in scientists’ understanding of the biology of cells.

sperm, cell & molecular biology

Image of the Day: Scrambled Frog Eggs
Emily Makowski | Nov 6, 2019 | 2 min read
Cellular innards can reorganize themselves to form structures similar to cells.
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Image of the Day: Motile Swimmers
Chia-Yi Hou | Jun 12, 2019 | 1 min read
Scientists track the movement of sperm flagella.
New Techniques Detail Embryos’ First Hours and Days
Jef Akst | Dec 1, 2017 | 10+ min read
New technologies reveal the dynamic changes in mouse and human embryos during the first week after fertilization.
Promiscuous Mice Have Extra-Fast Sperm
Jef Akst | Oct 18, 2016 | 1 min read
The tails of polygamous deer mice sperm have longer midsections than the sperm tails of monogamous individuals of a similar species, and this correlates with improved swimming and competitive ability.
Week in Review: February 22–26
Jef Akst | Feb 26, 2016 | 3 min read
Questions about how E. coli evolves; spermatids in a dish; fighting bacteria with virus-like molecule; what drives metastasis; antibodies fight Ebola in monkeys
Week in Review, July 22–26
Jef Akst | Jul 26, 2013 | 4 min read
Faux stem cells; X chromosome involved in sperm production; rewarding peer review; clues to flatworm regeneration; an ethereal glow signals death
Sperm Shadows
Ruth Williams | Jan 1, 2013 | 2 min read
Tracking the shadows cast by sperm reveals their precise 3-D movements.
Creative Emulsification
Sabrina Richards | Nov 1, 2012 | 8 min read
Enhancing data collection from emulsion PCR reactions: three case studies
Our own 60 mutations
Jef Akst | Jun 15, 2011 | 1 min read
New estimates of human mutation suggest that each of us harbor approximately 60 novel genetic mutations.
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