By revealing that animals could develop immune responses against their own tissues, the physician-scientist established an entirely new field of science.

The scientific community said goodbye to Sydney Brenner, Paul Greengard, Patricia Bath, and a number of other leading researchers this year.

By bringing genetics into clinical medicine, the University of British Columbia medical geneticist helped to identify the gene mutations responsible for many rare diseases.

The Nobel laureate revolutionized our understanding of how brain cells communicate.

The marine scientist was renowned for his passion for exploring waves, marine life, and the way Earth’s largest bodies of water affect the planet’s climate.

The 90-year-old marine biologist won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his isolation of green fluorescent protein.

The physician-scientist recruited future Nobel Prize winners to build the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas into a first-rate institution. 

War and justice brought together two of the greatest minds of the 20th century, a scientist and a writer.

Meet some of the people featured in the November 2013 issue of The Scientist.