Circulating Fetal Cells Sequenced for Prenatal Testing Study
Circulating Fetal Cells Sequenced for Prenatal Testing Study
Trophoblasts, collected from the mother during a blood draw, can determine fetal genetic abnormalities currently diagnosed through amniocentesis or chorionic villi sampling.
Circulating Fetal Cells Sequenced for Prenatal Testing Study
Circulating Fetal Cells Sequenced for Prenatal Testing Study

Trophoblasts, collected from the mother during a blood draw, can determine fetal genetic abnormalities currently diagnosed through amniocentesis or chorionic villi sampling.

Trophoblasts, collected from the mother during a blood draw, can determine fetal genetic abnormalities currently diagnosed through amniocentesis or chorionic villi sampling.

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Image of the Day: Worm Rocket
Image of the Day: Worm Rocket
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See the winners of the American Society for Cell Biology’s fluorescence imaging competition.
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Former FDA Commissioner Frank Young Dies
Former FDA Commissioner Frank Young Dies
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The physician-researcher laid the groundwork for genetic cloning and led the US Food and Drug Administration as the country faced the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.
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Physicists, geneticists, computer scientists, and biologists are working together to gain a full appreciation of the intricacies of organismal growth and form.
Dramatic Temperature Spikes Inside Cells Draw Interest, Skepticism
Dramatic Temperature Spikes Inside Cells Draw Interest, Skepticism
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Using a tiny thermometer, researchers record fluctuations of more than 7 Kelvin in sea slug neurons when a heat-generating mitochondrial process is switched on.
Caught on Camera
Caught on Camera
The Scientist Staff | Dec 1, 2019
Selected Images of the Day from the-scientist.com
Infographic: Paraspeckle Form and Function
Infographic: Paraspeckle Form and Function
Archa Fox | Dec 1, 2019
What do scientists know about this membraneless nuclear body discovered less than two decades ago?
In Werb's Words
In Werb's Words
The Scientist Staff | Dec 1, 2019
University of California, San Francisco, biologist Zena Werb discusses her research on breast cancer progression and treatment.
Contributors
Contributors
The Scientist Staff | Dec 1, 2019
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2019 issue of The Scientist.