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Artist’s conception of the pigmentation patterns in C. sanctusCredit: R. Hartley, Univ of Manchester; T. Larson, Black Hills Inst.; G. Stewart; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Color by Number Fossils

By Megan Scudellari

Researchers map pigments in early bird fossils using preserved metallic residues.

Closeup of hip bonePatrix via Flickr

New and Improved Bone Tests

By Tia Ghose

Two new approaches to test bone density provide a simpler way to predict risk of osteoporosis.

Four microbial fuel cells, placed side by sideCourtesy of Kelvin Gregory, Carnegie Mellon University

Next generation: Itsy bitsy fuel cell

By Megan Scudellari

The world’s smallest microbial fuel cell could be used to power underwater remote sensors or even medical implants

Mouse tumor imaging using targeted particlesby Kuebi via Wikimedia Commons

Communication helps target tumors

By Jessica P. Johnson

Proteins and nanoparticles that talk in order to more efficiently locate and treat tumors could reduce collateral damage to healthy tissues

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Choosing the Right LIMS

By Lab Manager Magazine

Sponsored webinar on implementing LIMS to manage samples and crunch data

"Doctor's Visit" (detail)Jan Steen

The ghost of personalized medicine

By Bob Grant

Drug therapies tailored to the DNA profiles of individual patients could change the face of medicine, but such treatments aren’t commonly used in the clinic

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the breastWorld Journal of Surgical Oncology

Drugs target cancer stem cells

By Bob Grant

New compounds are showing promise in targeting subpopulations of cancer stem cells

Track Your Package

By Amber Dance

How to follow stem cells transplanted into living tissue.

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First, Do No Harm…

By Jim Woodgett

Is DNA damage an inevitable consequence of epigenetic reprogramming?

Computer artwork of a G protein-coupled receptor in the lipid bilayer of a plasma membrane  Medi-Mation Ltd / Photo Researchers

An Insoluble Problem?

By Robert Michael Stroud

The challenges of crystallizing membrane proteins—and how they’re being overcome