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Opinion: The Biological Function of Dreams
Robert Stickgold and Antonio Zadra | Dec 1, 2020 | 3 min read
The scenarios that run through our sleeping brains may help us explore possible solutions to concerns from our waking lives.
Military Mind Wars
Jonathan D. Moreno | Nov 1, 2012 | 3 min read
How neuroscience research can inform military counterintelligence tactics, and the moral responsibilities that accompany such research
Monitoring Mutations with Microfluidics
Ruth Williams | Mar 15, 2018 | 3 min read
A device dubbed the “mother machine” enables real-time observation of mutagenesis in single bacterial cells.  
Contributors
Abby Olena, PhD | Nov 1, 2013 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the November 2013 issue of The Scientist.
Week in Review: February 10–14
Tracy Vence | Feb 14, 2014 | 3 min read
First Ancient North American genome; cannabinoids connect hunger with olfaction and eating; biotechs explore crowdfunding; confronting creationism
Scientists Engineer Dreams to Understand the Sleeping Brain
Catherine Offord | Dec 1, 2020 | 10+ min read
Technologies such as noninvasive brain stimulation and virtual reality gaming offer insights into how dreams arise and what functions they might serve.
Peter Tyack: Marine Mammal Communications
Anna Azvolinsky | Jul 1, 2016 | 9 min read
The University of St. Andrews behavioral ecologist studies the social structures and behaviors of whales and dolphins, recording and analyzing their acoustic communications.
Illustration showing a puzzle piece of DNA being removed
Large Scientific Collaborations Aim to Complete Human Genome
Brianna Chrisman and Jordan Eizenga | Sep 1, 2022 | 10+ min read
Thirty years out from the start of the Human Genome Project, researchers have finally finished sequencing the full 3 billion bases of a person’s genetic code. But even a complete reference genome has its shortcomings.
Using Temperature-Sensitive Channels to Study Neural Circuitry
Devika G. Bansal | Nov 1, 2018 | 8 min read
Meet the researchers building a thermogenetic toolbox.
Top 10 Innovations 2021
2021 Top 10 Innovations
The Scientist | Dec 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
The COVID-19 pandemic is still with us. Biomedical innovation has rallied to address that pressing concern while continuing to tackle broader research challenges.

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