August 2016

Human Evolution

Our genomic journey

Features

The Genes Underlying Autism Are Coming Into Focus

Decoding Human Accelerated Regions

Humans Never Stopped Evolving

The Literature

Pesticide Resistance in a Plant Organelle Drives Down Whole-Genome Diversity

Newly Discovered Emergency Responders to Liver Damage

Increasing Seal Pup Numbers Influence Feral-Horse Feeding Habits

Profiles

Clyde A. Hutchison III: Genome Sequencer and Synthetic Biologist

Scientist to Watch

Cullen Buie Parses Pathogens With Passion

Lab Tools

How to Build Bioinformatic Pipelines Using Galaxy

Software for Image Analysis

Bio Business

The Growth of Iowa Biotech

Reading Frames

The Neanderthal in the Mirror

Foundations

First Micrographs of Myxobacteria Forming Fruiting Bodies

Capsule Reviews

Hot Off the Presses

Notebook

Do Schizophrenic Brains Repair Themselves?

The Hormones and Brain Regions Behind Eye Contact

How Your Nose Got Its Shape

New Lyme Disease Test Developed by Summer Student

Critic at Large

Opinion: Our Inner Caveman

Thought Experiment

Opinion: Monogamy and Cooperation Are Connected Through Multiple Links

Modus Operandi

Wanted: Transcriptional Regulators

Editorial

On Becoming Human

Speaking of Science

Notable Science Quotes

Contributors

Contributors

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