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Capsule Reviews

Hot Off the Presses
The Scientist reviews Serendipity, Complexity, The Human Superorgasism, and Love and Ruin
Freeze Frame

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From the Earth's oceans
Contributors

Contributors
Meet some of the people featured in the July 2016 issue of The Scientist.
Editorial

The Earth's Changing Seas
Marine pathogens flourish in oceans that are warmer and more acidic.
Speaking of Science

Notable Science Quotes
Human Genome Project-Write; viruses are alpha predators; Zika and the Olympics
Lab Tools

Composite Endpoints in Clinical Trials
There’s a right way and a wrong way to boost the statistical sensitivity of this type of clinical studies.

The Genetic Components of Rare Diseases
Techniques for determining which genes or genetic variants are truly detrimental
Foundations

First Photo of Intact Giant Squid, 1874
Moses Harvey’s photograph brought the mysterious creature out of legend and into science.
Reading Frames

Metabolic Syndrome, Research, and Race
Scientists who study the lifestyle disorder must do a better job of incorporating political and social science into their work.
Careers

Learning Bioinformatics
In today’s data-heavy research environment, wet-lab scientists can benefit from new computational skills.
Notebook

Submerged Pigs Inform Forensics
Watching the decomposition of pig carcasses anchored to the seafloor is helping forensic researchers understand what to expect of human remains dumped in the ocean.

Is Bilingualism Good for Kids?
New research suggests that raising kids in a dual-language environment might be better for their verbal development than previously realized.

Your Office Has a Distinct Microbiome
Researchers detail the major factors shaping the microbiomes that surround us while we work.

Inside the Expedition Discovering New Coral Reefs
As technology takes science deeper into the world’s oceans, researchers are discovering reef systems far from warm, shallow tropical waters.
Modus Operandi

A New Way to ID Targets of RNA-Binding Proteins
The catalytic domain of an RNA-editing enzyme is fused with RNA-binding proteins.
The Literature

A New Role for Marine Archaea
Researchers discover acetogenesis in archaea, suggesting an important role for these little-studied organisms in generating organic carbon below the seafloor.

Multicellular Cooperation Curbs Cheating
An experimental evolution study shows that more cheaters arise when bread mold fungal cells are less related to one another.

Marine Bacteria Share Carbon Assimilation Duties
Taxonomic differences in bacterioplankton amino acid uptake
Profiles

Peter Tyack: Marine Mammal Communications
The University of St. Andrews behavioral ecologist studies the social structures and behaviors of whales and dolphins, recording and analyzing their acoustic communications.
Scientist to Watch

Tessa Hill Wants to Save the Bivalves
The UC Davis oceanographer reconstructs ancient climate and studies the present impacts of global warming in an attempt to stave off environmental damage.
Cover Story

Changing Oceans Breed Disease
In the planet’s warming and acidifying oceans, species from corals to lobsters and fish are succumbing to pathogenic infection.