Issue | December 2015 | Epigenetic Memories

Cover Story

Ghosts in the Genome

Oliver J. Rando | Dec 1, 2015 | 10+ min read

How one generation’s experience can affect the next

Features

Cellular Rehab

Elie Dolgin | Dec 1, 2015 | 10+ min read

Physical therapy and exercise are critical to the success of cell therapies approaching the clinic.

Top 10 Innovations 2015

The Scientist Staff | Dec 1, 2015 | 10+ min read

The newest life-science products making waves in labs and clinics

Contributors

Meet some of the people featured in the December 2015 issue of The Scientist.

Editorial

Family Ties

There’s more to inheritance than genes.

Speaking of Science

December 2015's selection of notable quotes

Notebook

A Rainforest Chorus

Researchers measure the health of Papua New Guinea’s forests by analyzing the ecological soundscape.

Sneeze O'Clock

Is a nasal circadian clock to blame for allergy symptoms flaring up in the morning?

Urban Owl-Fitters

How birds with an innate propensity for living among humans are establishing populations in cities

Vegan Gators

Researchers are converting carnivores into herbivores in a bid to make raising animals such as alligators, trout, and salmon more sustainable.

Critic at Large

Scientific Misconduct: Red Flags

Warning signs that scandal might be brewing in your lab

Explaining Retractions

Editors and publishers should use a standardized form to detail why they are pulling papers from the scientific literature.

Modus Operandi

Single-Cell Suck-and-Spray

A nanoscopic needle and a mass spectrometer reveal the contents of individual cells.

The Literature

Getting Back in Shape

Contrary to years of research suggesting otherwise, most aggregated proteins regain their shape and functionality following heat shock.

Carry-On Luggage

Without a vacuole, cell-cycle progression stalls out in yeast cells.

Looking for Loners

A new algorithm opens doors for detecting rare cell types in mRNA sequencing.

Profile

The Regenerator

In his search for effective therapies for Parkinson’s disease, Lorenz Studer is uncovering pluripotency switches and clues to what makes cells age.

Scientist to Watch

Gia Voeltz: Cellular Cartographer

Associate Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder. Age: 43

Lab Tools

It’s Getting Hot in Here

Methods for taking a cell's temperature

Free Flow

A sampling of free software for flow cytometry data analysis

Careers

Self Correction

What to do when you realize your publication is fatally flawed

Reading Frames

Out of Europe?

Instead of getting its start in Africa, humanity may have had more Continental roots.

Capsule Reviews

Welcome to the Microbiome, The Paradox of Evolution, Newton's Apple, and Dawn of the Neuron.

Foundations

The Cyclopes of Idaho, 1950s

A rash of deformed lambs eventually led to the creation of a cancer-fighting agent.