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Cancer Virus, A Window on Eternity, Murderous Minds, and The Extreme Life of the Sea

World War I provided testing grounds for novel blood-transfusion techniques.

Imagine consciousness traveling at the speed of light.

Sabbaticals are one of the perks of the academic life. They may seem daunting to implement, but the time away could prove invaluable to your career.
 

New developments in protein array technology

Three approaches for isolating and characterizing rare tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream

Associate Professor, Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Age: 40

With much of his early career dictated by US Navy interests, Carl June drew inspiration from malaria, bone marrow transplantation, and HIV in his roundabout path to a breakthrough in cancer immunotherapy.

Scientists identify an extracellular ATP receptor in plants.

Researchers show that cancer stem cells can exist in two distinct and interconvertible states.

Researchers discover a tool to trigger an uncommon strategy cancer cells can use to lengthen their telomeres.

Scientists create a way to isolate mRNA from a single living cell within a tissue.

Researchers work to improve the efficiency of cell therapy manufacturing, while developing procedures to ensure consistent quality.    
 

Nanotechnology-based therapeutics will revolutionize cancer treatment.

Inspired by turkey skin, researchers devise a bacteriophage-based sensor whose color changes upon binding specific molecules.

Insight into the geographical clustering of a viral genome comes from an unexpected source.

Is there a genetic component to entrepreneurial success?

Dolphins prove that they rely on muscle power, rather than a trick of fluid dynamics, to race through water at high speeds.

April 2014's selection of notable quotes

Turning a patient’s immune cells into cancer-fighting weapons

Meet some of the people featured in the April 2014 issue of The Scientist.

Using patients’ own immune systems to fight cancer