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Top 7 From F1000

By The Scientist staff | April 1, 2011

A snapshot of the highest-ranked articles from a 30-day period on Faculty of 1000

Aimin Tang / Istockphoto.com

Taking Shape

By Richard P. Grant | April 1, 2011

A plant biologist borrows an engineering technique to study how flowers develop their unique architecture.

Former guerrilla leader Henry Engler (left) talks to Uruguayan President José Mujica at the launch of CUDIM in Montevideo last year. IVAN FRANCO / epa / Corbis

PET Guerrilla

By Chris Tachibana | April 1, 2011

A former Uruguayan antigovernment rebel is developing a revolutionary diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s disease.

The West African forest gecko, which Fujita and Leaché determined to be at least four distinct species Piotr Naskrecki / Minden pictures

Character Flaws?

By Vanessa Schipani | March 1, 2011

Two lizard taxonomists champion the use of Bayesian species delimitation to settle taxonomic debates.

Messing

Imprinting Diversity

By Cristina Luiggi | March 1, 2011

Joachim Messing talks about how genomic imprinting may be a strong driver of diversity.

Vance Fowler’s postdoc Sun-Hee Ahn Duke University Medical Center

Resistant to Failure

By Cristina Luiggi | March 1, 2011

A Duke University researcher survives a sticky situation at a federal research institution to make major strides in determining the genetic roots of Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic resistance.

Andrzej Krauze

Mitotic Hijacker

By Richard P. Grant | March 1, 2011

How a parasite sneakily ensures its own replication

3d4medical / photo researchers inc.

Top 7 From F1000

March 1, 2011

A snapshot of the highest-ranked articles from March on Faculty of 1000

James Cavallini / Photo Researchers, Inc.

Top 7 From F1000

By The Scientist staff | February 1, 2011

A snapshot of the highest-ranked articles from February on Faculty of 1000

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Parasites Unite!

By Cristina Luiggi | February 1, 2011

Gabriele Sorci discusses how invaders can band together to more effectively infect hosts.