September 2024
XX Marks the Spot: Addressing Sex Bias in Neuroscience
Neuroscience research historically overlooked female subjects. Today, researchers actively rebalance the scales.
Features
Contributors
Meet the Team: Laura Tran, PhD
Driven by her desire to concoct creative stories, Laura Tran merged her scientific knowledge with the art of storytelling.
Infographics
Infographic: Bridging the Sex Bias Gap
Researchers challenge a male-dominated field and advocate for more representation of female subjects.
Infographic: Shapeshifters in the Proteome
Textbooks often depict proteins as nicely folded three-dimensional structures, but many proteins are far from it.
Infographic: The Many Paths to Stem Cell-Based Embryo Models
Culturing pluripotent stem cells to replicate different stages of embryonic development allows researchers to more easily investigate this period.
Algae: The Next Green Revolution
Researchers explore algal biology for new strategies to help humans live more sustainably.
Foundations
Patch Clamp: Unlocking the Secrets of Ion Channels in Electrophysiology
Cells send electrical impulses throughout the body, but electrophysiologists struggled to tune into these signals until the patch clamp technique was developed.
In Search of FACS: The History of Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting
In the middle of the 20th century, science disciplines collided and set the stage for a technology that changed cell research.
Profiles
Understanding Neurodegenerative Disease with Prion Research
Molecular neurobiologist Julie Moreno explores the consequences of protein misfolding in the brain.
An Endometrial Stem Cell Pioneer
Two decades ago, Caroline Gargett identified adult stem cells in the endometrium. Now, she explores their functions to improve women’s health.
Speaking of Science
Nuts for Neuroscience
Put on your thinking cap, and take on this fun challenge.
Editorial
An Ode to Stem Cells
Leveraging the versatility of stem cells allows researchers to advance science across multiple disciplines.
