Opinion: Academia Suppresses Creativity
By discouraging change, universities are stunting scientific innovation, leadership, and growth.
Freezing Time
Targeting the briefest moment in chemistry may lead to an exceptionally strong new class of drugs.
It’s Raining Mice
A new brown tree snake control strategy takes to the skies as scientists scatter toxic rodents over Guam’s forest canopy.
Pure Pursuits
Techniques for simpler, cheaper, and better antibody purification
News & Opinion
Covering the life sciences inside and out
Mind Control of Robot Arm
By Jef Akst
Two paralyzed patients successfully manipulate a robotic arm just by thinking about how they would move their own limbs if they could.
Synchronized Clocks
By Megan Scudellari
Researchers identify the first circadian clock component conserved across all three domains of life.
How Much Do You Make?
By The Scientist Staff
Fill out our annual Salary Survey to help us calculate the most current salary data for life scientists.
How Prawns Lure Prey
By Sabrina Richards
Orange-loving Trinidad guppies are curiously attracted to orange spots on prawn pincers, which may make it easier for the predators to snatch them up.
The Nutshell
Daily News Roundup
Climate Change Threatens Mammals
Almost 10 percent of mammals in the Western Hemisphere won’t be able to shift their territories in time to avoid the consequences of climate change.
FDA Eases Sterility Requirements
The US Food and Drug Administration has relaxed some of the rules governing how companies must test the sterility of materials used to make biologic drugs.
Breastfeeding Toddlers Okay
A provocative Time cover featuring a breastfeeding 3-year-old sparks anger from doctors.
Vulva Cave Art
Engravings of female genitalia in a cave in southern France may be the oldest cave art yet discovered.
Does Education Boost Health?
An examination of Swedish health and educational records suggests that more schooling results in healthier adults.
Current Issue
May 2012
SPRead Your Antibody Capabilities
Using surface plasmon resonance to improve antibody detection and characterization: four case studies
Data Diving
What lies untapped beneath the surface of published clinical trial analyses could rock the world of independent review.
Freezing Time
Targeting the briefest moment in chemistry may lead to an exceptionally strong new class of drugs.
Telomeres in Disease
Telomeres have been linked to numerous diseases over the years, but how exactly short telomeres cause diseases and how medicine can prevent telomere erosion are still up for debate.
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Spot the Moth
It’s a well-known story: The peppered moth’s ancestral typica phenotype is white with dark speckles. In the decades following the…
Telomere Basics
Telomeres are repetitive, noncoding sequences that cap the ends of linear chromosomes. They consist of hexameric nucleotide sequences (TTAGGG in…
