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Shawn Douglas: DNA Programmer
Andy Extance | Jul 1, 2015
Assistant professor, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco. Age: 34
BIOMOD
The Scientist
Staff | Jul 1, 2015
Scientist to Watch Shawn Douglas explains the annual competition he established to introduce students to molecular programming.
Hawkmoth Brains Slow During Dusk Meals
Bob Grant | Jun 15, 2015
This helps the insects collect as much visual information as possible from the gently swaying flowers on which they dine.
Turning Over a New Leaf
The Scientist
Staff | Jun 1, 2015
Meet William Greenleaf, Stanford University geneticist and June 2015's Scientist to Watch
William Greenleaf: Born for Biophysics
Anna Azvolinsky | Jun 1, 2015
Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, Stanford University. Age: 35
Self-Drying Skin
Jenny Rood | Mar 11, 2015
Tiny water-repellent spines on a gecko’s skin help keep the lizard dry in humid conditions.
Q&A: A Taste for Science
Tracy Vence | Feb 9, 2015
A conversation with biophysicist Christophe Lavelle
Mollusk Mockup
Molly Sharlach | Feb 1, 2015
Researchers develop a “micro-scallop” meant to glide through biological fluids by opening and closing a pair of silicone shells.
Shell Games
Molly Sharlach | Feb 1, 2015
See how scallop locomotion informed the design of a microscopic robot that could one day navigate our circulatory systems.
Hummingbirds Out-hover Helicopters
Bob Grant | Jul 31, 2014
The diminutive birds can accomplish sustained flight that is at least as efficient as that of the most high-tech micro-drone, a study shows.