The Scientist - Home

A pill is shown on a blue technical background. One half of the pill has a DNA helix on it, and the other half has a depiction of a computer chip, representing the role of artificial intelligence in drug development.
| 3 min read
2026 will be the year that artificial intelligence accelerates multiple aspects of the drug discovery and development pipeline, industry leaders predict.

Latest

3D illustration of dark blue tumors surrounded by light blue organ tissue. Dark blue monoclonal antibodies with gold tips are descending down from the right to attach onto the tumors.

A Bacterial Signaling Molecule Lends Tumors Drug Resistance

Illustration of three light orange targets aligned in a row. On the left, seven gray dots are grouped in the upper right quadrant. In the middle, six gray dots are spread around the target. On the right, five gray dots are grouped in the center of the target.

Brazilian Scientists Evaluate Reproducibility in Biomedical Research

Illustration showing Ushma Neill talking about student housing in a board meeting (left), updating summer programs and courses (middle), and sharing advice to a mentee (right).

An Accidental Career Path into Academic Administration

An illustration of a man holding off an attack.

From the Front Lines at Harvard: Battling Trump's Attack on Science

Picture of Angalifu, a male northern white rhino, against a barren-looking background.

Rhino Genome Mapped in Hopes of Species Rescue

A woman in a gray tank top uses an asthma inhaler in an outdoor setting.

Researchers Uncover Mechanisms Linking the Brain and Lungs in Asthma

White, star-shaped platelets in a red tunnel.

Platelets May Fine-Tune Fear Responses by Carrying Serotonin to the Brain

A section of mouse intestinal tissue with bright pink, cyan, yellow, and blue stains.

Profiling MicroRNA from Poo to Understand Gut Health and Disease

An illustration of red-colored meat products against a peach background.

The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Story: How Researchers Traced a Red-Meat Allergy to Ticks

A brown-colored cube on top of fine-looking brown powder in a Petri dish.

Microbial Masons Cement Bricks for Lunar Habitation

A population of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria.

Bacteria Sound a Population-Wide Alarm to Defend Against Threats

A 3D illustration of vaccine for cancer as oncology treatment concept.

A Novel Engineered Protein Boosts T Cell Antitumor Activity

Image of a man in a laboratory looking frustrated with his failed experiment.
February 2026

A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

View this Issue
Human-Relevant In Vitro Models Enable Predictive Drug Discovery

Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

Stemcell Technologies
Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Beckman Coulter logo
Conceptual multicolored vector image of cancer research, depicting various biomedical approaches to cancer therapy

Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

bioxcell

Products

Sino Biological Logo

Sino Biological Pioneers Life Sciences Innovation with High-Quality Bioreagents on Inside Business Today with Bill and Guiliana Rancic

Sino Biological Logo

Sino Biological Expands Research Reagent Portfolio to Support Global Nipah Virus Vaccine and Diagnostic Development

Beckman Coulter

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Partners with Automata to Accelerate AI-Ready Laboratory Automation

Refeyn logo

Refeyn named in the Sunday Times 100 Tech list of the UK’s fastest-growing technology companies