Features

Metals on our Mind

Overcoming Resistance
Capsule Reviews

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

New Blood, circa 1914
World War I provided testing grounds for novel blood-transfusion techniques.
Reading Frames

Future Minded
Imagine consciousness traveling at the speed of light.
Careers

The Working Vacation
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.
Lab Tools

High-Density Info
New developments in protein array technology

Capturing Cancer Cells on the Move
Three approaches for isolating and characterizing rare tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream
Scientist to Watch

Maria Spies: Molecular Machinist
Associate Professor, Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Age: 40
Profiles

Commander of an Immune Flotilla
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.
The Literature

Elusive Receptor ID’d
Scientists identify an extracellular ATP receptor in plants.

Stem Cell Alter Egos
Researchers show that cancer stem cells can exist in two distinct and interconvertible states.

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

Molecular Multitasker
Scientists create a way to isolate mRNA from a single living cell within a tissue.
Critic at Large

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

Fighting Cancer with Nanomedicine
Nanotechnology-based therapeutics will revolutionize cancer treatment.
Notebook

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

Have Herpes, Will Travel
Insight into the geographical clustering of a viral genome comes from an unexpected source.

Getting Down to Business
Is there a genetic component to entrepreneurial success?

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

Speaking of Science
April 2014's selection of notable quotes
Editorial

Search and Destroy
Turning a patient’s immune cells into cancer-fighting weapons
Contributors

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

Deploying the Body’s Army
Using patients’ own immune systems to fight cancer