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Revenge of the Weeds
By Amy Coombs | May 20, 2012
Plant pests are evolving to outsmart common herbicides, costing farmers crops and money.
Live Slow, Die Old
By Ed Yong | May 17, 2012
Ancient bacteria living in deep-sea sediments are alive—but with metabolisms so slow that it’s hard to tell.
Mind Control of Robot Arm
By Jef Akst | May 16, 2012
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 | May 16, 2012
Researchers identify the first circadian clock component conserved across all three domains of life.
How Much Do You Make?
By The Scientist Staff | May 16, 2012
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 | May 15, 2012
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.
Behavior Brief
By Megan Scudellari | May 15, 2012
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Opinion: Misleading Drug Trials
By Daniel W. Coyne | May 14, 2012
Amgen’s incomplete report on an early major trial of epoetin misled the medical community about the anemia drug’s risks and benefits—and helped make Amgen rich.
Mismarketed Chemical Causes Concern
By Sabrina Richards | May 13, 2012
An incorrect isomer of the kinase inhibitor bosutinib is circulating in the biomedical research community, potentially throwing doubt on study results.
What Bugs Are in Your Gut?
By Ruth Williams | May 9, 2012
Hundreds of samples of human feces reveal how gut microbes change as we age and vary between people in different countries.
