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The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2002
David Bruce(davidb@thescientisteurope.com) | Oct 6, 2002 | 3 min read
Sydney Brenner, John Sulston, and Robert Horvitz awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize.
Developmental Biology
The Scientist Staff | Feb 1, 1999 | 6 min read
Edited by: Paul Smaglik P. Carmeliet, V. Ferreira, G. Breier, S. Pollefeyt, L. Kieckens, M. Gertsenstein, M. Fahrig, A. Vandenhoeck, K. Harpal, C. Eberhardt, C. Declercq, J. Pawling, L. Moons, D. Collen, W. Risau, A. Nagy, "Abnormal blood vessel development and lethality in embryos lacking a single VEGF allele," Nature, 380:435-9, 1996. (Cited in more than 235 papers since publication) Comments by Andras Nagy, senior staff scientist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, To
Yeast Made to Harvest Light Hint at Evolution’s Past
Kamal Nahas, PhD | Feb 21, 2024 | 6 min read
Scientists transferred light-harvesting proteins into yeast for the first time, shining a light on the past lives of eukaryotic cells.
Walking Fish Model Evolution
Bob Grant | Aug 28, 2014 | 2 min read
Raising a semi-terrestrial species on land highlights the role of developmental plasticity in the evolutionary transition from water to land.
3d rendered medically accurate illustration of a human embryo anatomy
The Ephemeral Life of the Placenta
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Dec 4, 2023 | 10+ min read
Recent advances in modeling the human placenta, the least understood organ, may inform placental disorders like preeclampsia.
A bat flying in a dark cave
Turning on the Bat Signal
Hannah Thomasy, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 10+ min read
Scientists around the world investigate how bat immune systems cope with viral attacks and how this information could be used to keep humans safe.
Image of someone scratching their skin.
A Chronic Itch: Burrowing Beneath the Skin
Brian S. Kim, MD | Sep 8, 2023 | 9 min read
We have barely scratched the surface of itch science and what it indicates about our health.
A close up of several modular puzzle pieces.
Making Connections: Click Chemistry and Bioorthogonal Chemistry
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Feb 13, 2024 | 5 min read
Simple, quick, and modular reactions allow researchers to create useful molecular structures from a wide range of substrates.
Cellular DNA and epigenetics
Do Epigenetic Changes Influence Evolution?
Katarina Zimmer | Nov 1, 2022 | 10+ min read
Evidence is mounting that epigenetic marks on DNA can influence future generations in a variety of ways. But how such phenomena might affect large-scale evolutionary processes is hotly debated.
Book Excerpt from Evolution and Medicine
Robert Perlman | Sep 30, 2013 | 4 min read
In Chapter 11, “Man-made diseases,” author Robert Perlman describes how socioeconomic health disparities arise in hierarchical societies.

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