October 2016

30th Anniversary Issue

How life science research has changed since 1986

Features

DNA Sequencing: From Tedious to Automatic

Microscopy’s Growth Through the Years

New and Old Techniques in Modern Neuroscience

Gene Editing: From Roots to Riches

Stem Cells Made Waves in Biology and Medicine

Bacteria and Humans Have Been Swapping DNA for Millennia

Contributors

Contributors

Lab Tools

Techniques for Assessing Genomic Copy Number Variations

Mass Spec Analysis of Protein Interactions

Modus Operandi

How to Track Translation in Living Cells

Notebook

Birders Break North American Record

Thirty Years of Lab Safety

Researchers Grow “Frankenstein Ants” to Study Epigenetics

Genetic Test Solves Royal Mystery

Speaking of Science

Notable Science Quotes

Editorial

An Evolutionary History

Scientist to Watch

Lisa Boyette Started a Nonprofit to Save Her Brother and Cure Other Diseases

Profiles

Curious George

Bio Business

Pet Meds Adapted from Human Therapies

Reading Frames

The Narcissistic Scientist

Foundations

Science History: The First Transgenic Arabidopsis

The Literature

Do Brighter Species’ Brains Emit Redder Light?

Some Human Cancers Exhibit Low-grade Inflammation

Protozoans Found With No Dedicated Stop Codons

Cover Story

Thirty Years of Progress

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Bunsen Burners and Bad Hair Days

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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PFAS: The Forever Chemicals

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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Comparing Analytical Solutions for High-Throughput Drug Discovery

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