Meet some of the people featured in the April 2021 issue of The Scientist.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

A mutant protein called Siglec-XII may promote carcinoma progression in humans, but inactivation of its gene seems to avoid the problem, according to a study.

Since Darwin published his landmark work on natural selection, we’ve understood that we’re animals. But that doesn’t mean we really believe it.

Researchers find that the animals can account for others’ behavior and circumstances in their strategies.

It’s now thought that in many cases, cancer cells disseminate from the primary tumor site early on and lay dormant for long periods rather than only venturing out from primary tumors at an advanced stage.

The G-baToN prototype transfers GFP between cells, illuminating cell-cell contacts.

Recent insights, such as the recognition that disseminated cancer cells can lie dormant for years before seeding secondary tumors, suggest novel strategies for fighting metastatic disease.

As with the evolution of astronomy, new insights in biology beckon just beyond our conceptual and observational reach.