Top 10 Innovations
About the Top Innovations Contest
Every year since 2008, The Scientist has canvassed the life-science community to find out which newly released products are having the biggest impact on research. After collecting submissions from companies and individuals, we put the new innovations before a carefully selected panel of expert, independent judges. Our judges rank the tools, techniques, methodologies, software, and products according to their potential to foster rapid advances or address specific problems in their respective fields. The products that rate the highest in our judges’ opinions are then featured in multiple ways on The Scientist website, magazine, social media, and more. Our goal is to identify those products and services that are poised to revolutionize research and advance scientific knowledge. Please stay tuned to The Scientist to learn which products won spots in the Top Innovations contest this year.
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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia
After reviewing DNA evidence from a cold case murder, Kirsty Wright uncovered systemic flaws and deception in a forensics laboratory in Queensland, Australia.
Universe 25 Experiment
A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed.
One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases
The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε3 and ε4 gene variants may cause nearly half of all dementia cases.
Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy
This postdoc designs synthetic gene circuits applications in diagnostics, environmental sensing, and therapeutics.
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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation
In this symposium, researchers will examine the role of omics and multiomics approaches in accelerating drug discovery research, including the integration of spatial techniques.
Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research
In this symposium, researchers will uncover the promising ways in which they use tissue-specific organoids to model diseases, understand how disorders develop, and uncover new treatment options.
