TS Digest Issues

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection
A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.
Past Digest Issues

Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells
A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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.

How Do Embryos Know How Fast to Develop
In mammals, intracellular clocks begin to tick within days of fertilization.

A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy
A reimagined lipid vehicle for nucleic acids could overcome the limitations of current vectors.

Why Do Some People Get Drunk Faster Than Others?
Genetics and tolerance shake up how alcohol affects each person, creating a unique cocktail of experiences.

How Do Snakes Fly?
Changing body shapes and coordinated wiggling provide lift and stability for gravity-defying reptiles.

What's the Difference Between a Voltage Clamp and a Current Clamp?
Depending on the “clamped” parameter, patch clamp configurations probe different aspects of a cell's electrical activity.

Bakers Rise Up to Tackle Sourdough Mysteries
Donated sourdough starters helped researchers uncover the factors that influence microbial communities in these living cultures.

Why Do Dogs Wag Their Tails?
Chasing dog tails for answers, researchers explore the reasons behind the quintessential tail wagging of these furry four-legged friends.

Science Experiments from the Afterlife
Forensic anthropologists, microbiologists, and entomologists study donated cadavers to determine how human bodies decompose.

Why Do People Have Different Blood Types?
Humanity’s microscopic foes may be to blame for the ABO polymorphism.

Gut-Powered Mosquito Probes
With the rise of insecticide resistance, researchers crafted a novel probe that selectively targets mosquito larvae’s weak spot.