Image of the Day: Itch to Scratch
Nicoletta Lanese | Jul 17, 2019
Blocking a key receptor in itch-detecting neurons could quell chronic conditions.
Image of the Day: Fly Eye
Chia-Yi Hou | Jul 16, 2019
See a developing Drosophila eye.
Image of the Day: Digital Adaptation
Chia-Yi Hou | Jul 15, 2019
A bird leg with one super-long toe is something paleontologists say they’ve never seen before.
Infographic: A 3-D Printed Brain Tumor
Jef Akst | Jul 15, 2019
How researchers create a glioblastoma on a chip that can predict patients’ response to treatments
Mardis on the Future of Clinical Genomics
The Scientist Staff | Jul 15, 2019
Meet researcher Elaine Mardis of the
Institute for Genomic Medicine at
Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio
and coauthor of a feature article on
cancer vaccines.
Topol on Deep Medicine
The Scientist Staff | Jul 15, 2019
Reading Frames author Eric Topol,
founder and director of Scripps Research
Translational Institute and Reading
Frames author, discusses the future of
the doctor-patient bond in an era of
artificial intelligence–driven medicine.
Infographic: DNA Detection with a Chip
Ruth Williams | Jul 15, 2019
Researchers combine CRISPR technology with a graphene transistor to create an electronic sensor for particular DNA sequences.
Orkin on Childhood Cancer
The Scientist Staff | Jul 15, 2019
This month’s Profilee, Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute researcher Stuart Orkin, talks about treating kids with cancer and
other blood disorders.
Image of the Day: Living Art
Chia-Yi Hou | Jul 12, 2019
Swirls of bacteria form on an agar plate.