March 2021

Viruses' Sex Bias

The immune systems of males and females respond differently to viral intruders

Features

Sex Differences in Immune Responses to Viral Infection

Free Fallin’: How Scientists Study Unrestrained Insects

The Literature

Neurons for Taste Loosely Distributed in Mouse Gustatory Cortex

Long-Lived Trees’ Epigenetic Mutations Serve as a Molecular Clock

Macrophages of the Human Eye Come into Focus

Critic at Large

Opinion: Toward Better Data Sharing

Notebook

Researchers Propose Automating the Naming of Novel Microbes

Deep-Sea Jelly Reignites Debate on Remote Species Identification

Scientist to Watch

Derek Applewhite’s Actin Research Inspires the Next Generation

Infographics

Infographic: Envisioning Macrophages

Infographic: How SARS-CoV-2 Immune Responses May Differ by Sex

Infographic: VR, Radar, and Other Tricks for Studying Insects

Careers

Science with Borders: Researchers Navigate Red Tape

Reading Frames

Lessons from Darwin’s “Mischievous” Birds

Foundations

Identity Crisis, 1906

Editorial

Democratized Discovery

Speaking of Science

Ten Minute Sabbatical

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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

Unchained Labs
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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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