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Artistic rendering of a tumor cell as a misshapen purple blob, surrounded by spiky pink blobs representing NK cells.

Maintaining NK Cells’ Killer Instincts

Aparna Nathan, PhD | Aug 9, 2024 | 4 min read

A protein in natural killer cells keeps them from turning into more docile counterparts.

Abstract image of a human ear on a futuristic multicolored triangular background.

Researchers Bioengin-Ear Tissue Scaffolds to Human Scale

Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Aug 8, 2024 | 4 min read

A new approach to sculpting human-like ears merges 3D printing, xenografts, and tissue engineering.

Exploring the Many Facets of Single Cell Methylation

The Scientist Staff | 1 min read

In this webinar, Austin Holmes and Jason Koth will discuss how to overcome single cell methylation and data analysis hurdles.

A tilted LED screen showing color-coded DNA sequences.

Expanding the Genetic Alphabet

Kamal Nahas, PhD | Aug 7, 2024 | 5 min read

Synthetic biologists repurposed rarely used codons to install novel amino acids into proteins and expand the capabilities of protein engineering.

Beata Mierzwa, a postdoctoral researcher at University of California San Diego and the founder of Beata Science Art, poses for a photograph holding a print of one of her science illustrations. She has bright blue hair and is wearing leggings from her microscopy print design that features blue and green and red and blue cells.

Finding Beauty in Biological Spaces

Shelby Bradford, PhD | Aug 6, 2024 | 4 min read

Beata Mierzwa combines her love of science and art in captivating illustrations and exciting fashion.

Conceptual image of multiomics: Biological samples such as fish and apples are surrounded by scientific instruments like flasks, test tubes, and a microscope, with strands of DNA and different chemical molecules

Multiomics Enables Integrated Biological Analysis

Rebecca Roberts, PhD | 6 min read

Scientists use multiomics to explore the biological continuum from gene to phenotype, identifying complex molecular mechanisms and pathways.

Electron microscopy image of Marburg virus false-colored red.

Viral Research Gets Batty to Study Spillovers

Shelby Bradford, PhD | Aug 5, 2024 | 3 min read

Marburg virus enters humans from bats to cause viral hemorrhagic fever, but how it alters immune cells is unclear.

The image shows a rendering of a human brain viewed from a lateral perspective with the cerebellum, highlighted in yellow and orange, is situated at the bottom part of the brain where the cerebrum connects with the brainstem.

Revealing the Mutation Behind a Rare Neurological Disease

Claudia Lopez-Lloreda, PhD | Aug 2, 2024 | 3 min read

After 20 years, scientists studying patients with cerebellar degeneration discovered a mutation that disrupts autophagy.

An illustration of pink cancer cells attached to a blue surface.

Delving Deeper: Advancing Cancer Research with Molecular Analysis

The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific | 1 min read

The emergence of innovative analytical methods empowers researchers to comprehensively characterize tumor samples.

An illustration of circulating tumor cells surrounded by red blood cells.

Monitoring Multiple Myeloma Progression through Sequencing

Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Aug 2, 2024 | 4 min read

Irene Ghobrial sequences circulating tumor cells in blood samples to genomically profile patients with multiple myeloma.

The image shows a dorsal view of a whole mount embryonic chick mandible (lower jaw).

Unveiling the Secrets of Head and Face Formation

Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Aug 1, 2024 | 5 min read

Samantha Brugmann illuminates the cellular and molecular factors that contribute to the formation of craniofacial structures.

Engineering Heart Valves Using Umbilical Cord Stem Cells

The Scientist Staff | 1 min read

In this webinar, Craig Simmons and Bahram Mirani will highlight the potential of umbilical cord perivascular cells for cardiovascular tissue regeneration.

A composite image showing raw capture of endosomes using lattice light sheet microscopy, represented by teal and purple spheres, and detection and tracking of endosomal movement, represented by teal and purple lines.

Changing Identities: Imaging Endosomal Maturation

Nathan Ni, PhD | Aug 1, 2024 | 3 min read

Harrison York combines microscopy and machine learning to visualize and characterize how endosomes regulate intracellular mechanisms.

A drawing of a dopamine molecule with happy faces.

Debunking the Dopamine Detox Trend

Hannah Thomasy, PhD | Jul 31, 2024 | 9 min read

The fad of temporarily fasting from pleasurable activities likely won’t “reset” dopamine levels and doesn’t accurately reflect this molecule’s nuanced functions.

Synthetic Screens, Genes, and De Novo Proteins - A Special Podcast Series

The Scientist and Twist Bioscience | 2 min read

In this podcast series, scientists discuss the unique ways they employ synthesized DNA libraries in their research.