October 2018

Bright Lights, Big Problems

Scientists are exploring the ecological damage caused by artificially lit night skies

Features

Belly Fat Has a Role to Play in Fighting Infections

The Vanishing Night: Light Pollution Threatens Ecosystems

Life Thrives Within the Earth’s Crust

Notebook

Sports Videos Give Clues to Climate Change

Hackers Are Breaking into Medical Databases to Protect Patient Data

In Their Earliest Days, Embryos Record Their Environments

Ancient Teeth Tell the History of Equine Dentistry

Modus Operandi

Visualizing Gene Expression in Individual Cells in Thick Tissues

The Literature

Chromosome Clusters Help Keep the Genome Together

Alzheimer’s Gene Affects Energy Consumption in Mouse Brains

Ibuprofen’s Effects Found in Offspring of Exposed Mosquitoes

Profiles

Genome Collector: A Profile of Charles Rotimi

Scientist to Watch

Rotem Sorek Searches for Bacteria’s Defenses Against Viruses

Editorial

Genes and Blues

Contributors

Contributors

Lab Tools

Integrating Multiple -Omics in Individual Cells

Reading Frames

Why Forgetting Is a Critical Part of Remembering

Foundations

Charting Crescents, 1910

Freeze Frame

Caught on Camera

Bio Business

Startups Plan the Health Data Gold Rush

Speaking of Science

Ten-Minute Sabbatical

Infographics

Infographic: Effects of Satellite DNA–Binding Proteins

Infographic: Light Pollution Threatens Species

Infographic: Visualizing Gene Expression

Infographic: The Search for Life Below the Surface

Infographic: The Omentum’s Role in Health and Disease

Multimedia

Video: How Deep Have We Drilled?

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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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Faster Fluid Measurements for Formulation Development

Meet Honeybun and Breeze Through Viscometry in Formulation Development

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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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