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Googling Hydrogen Bonds
By Megan Scudellari
Chemists apply Google software to the study of molecules.
Next Generation: Rockets for the Gut
By Edyta Zielinska
Researchers develop a tiny device that motors around the stomach, fueled by its acidic environment.
Freeze-tolerant Flies
By Sabrina Richards
Two steps help Drosophila melanogaster larvae survive freezing conditions.
Next Generation: World’s First Nano-ear
By Megan Scudellari
A new device can detect sounds a million times fainter than the hearing threshold of the human ear.
RNA Chases Its Tail
By Sabrina Richards
New research suggests that circular RNA transcripts are not as rare as previously thought.
Switching the Bait
By Edyta Zielinska
Turning a standard technique into an unbiased screen for diagnostic biomarkers
Electromagnetic Fields Shrink Tumors
By Bob Grant
New research shows that low-intensity fields can inhibit cancer cell proliferation.
Book Excerpt from Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love, and Language from the Insect World
By Marlene Zuk
In Chapter 8, “Pirates at the Picnic,” author Marlene Zuk considers the wisdom of describing the behavior of ants in human terms.
Top Ten Innovations 2011
By The Scientist Staff
Our list of the best and brightest products that 2011 had to offer the life scientist
