July/August 2017

DNA Erector Sets

New blueprints for the double helix

Features

Your Body Is Teeming with Weed Receptors

Building Nanoscale Structures with DNA

Uncovering Functions of Circular RNAs

Speaking of Science

Notable Science Quotes

Notebook

The Evolutionary Roots of Instinct

Mysterious Brain Waves May Connect REM Sleep with Visual Experiences

Nine Decades of Environmental Change Resurrected From Swedish Seas

Recreating Fish Migration Written Through Environmental Genomics

Modus Operandi

Microbiota Manipulations

Contributors

Contributors

Editorial

Twists and Turns

Lab Tools

The Mechanobiology Garage

Careers

Identifying Predatory Publishers

Reading Frames

Bacteriophages to the Rescue

Foundations

Demonstrating Discontent, May 21, 1990

The Literature

Epigenetic Inheritance in Nematodes

The Unlikely Relationship Between a Brittle Star and a Sea Pansy

Researchers Uncover Previously Unknown Immune Cell Subtypes

Profiles

Oceans’ Ambassador

Scientist to Watch

Emily Balskus Pins Down the Chemistry and Metabolism of Human Microbiomes

Critic at Large

Opinion: Address Taxonomic Skew

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Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

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Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

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How technology makes PCR instruments easier to use.

Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

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