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Microscopy view of cancerous human cervix cells stained violet.

Why Some HPV Infections Carry More Cervical Cancer Risk

Dan Robitzski | Feb 2, 2023 | 5 min read

Where and how human papillomavirus integrates itself into the human genome steers the infection’s clinical outcomes, finds a large, multifaceted study.

Artist’s rendition of the molecular structure of a ribosome (blue and purple) as it produces a polypeptide chain (red) from an mRNA template (orange and gray), with tRNA molecules (dark purple) shuttling amino acids.

Specialized Sperm Ribosomes Are Key to Male Fertility in Mice

Dan Robitzski | Dec 15, 2022 | 4 min read

A previously unknown kind of ribosome is responsible for folding sperm proteins, which decay before fertilization if prepared by other ribosomes.

Improving T Cell Tumor-Specificity Using Single Cell Co-culture

The Scientist Staff | 1 min read

In this webinar, Edward Han, Jospeh Zenga, and Tyce Kearl will discuss how optofluidic technologies unlock key immuno-oncology insights for translational applications.

2022 Top 10 Innovations

The Scientist | Dec 12, 2022 | 10+ min read

This year’s crop of winning products features many with a clinical focus and others that represent significant advances in sequencing, single-cell analysis, and more.

Brown-red ants climb over a pile of white translucent larvae and orange pupae. Some use their mandibles to position the larvae.

Ant Pupae Feed Adults, Larvae with Secreted Liquid

Viviane Callier | Nov 30, 2022 | 4 min read

The molting fluid of ant pupae functions as “metabolic currency” in the ant colony and may have enabled the evolution of eusociality.

Colorful wave patterns on a deep purple background.

Bringing the Power of Multiomics Biomarker Discovery into Focus

Sapient Bioanalytics | 1 min read

Take a deep dive into the latest advances for gathering, integrating, and leveraging multiomics data for biomarker discovery.

Mother’s Circadian Rhythms Mirrored in Fetal Rat Brains

Bianca Nogrady | Sep 12, 2022 | 2 min read

Before their own central clocks develop, the brains of fetal rats detect their mother’s metabolic cycle to help regulate the expression of certain genes.

Mummified Gut Bugs Reveal Ancient Dietary Secrets

Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Jan 10, 2022 | 5 min read

Reconstructing the diet and microbiome of human ancestors shows an astonishingly rapid loss of microbiome diversity.

What Is Proteomics?

Sejal Davla, PhD | 6 min read

Explore proteomics concepts, approaches, and data analysis.

Precision Medicine Turns to Proteins for Lung Cancer Targets

Roni Dengler, PhD | Nov 9, 2021 | 2 min read

Probing the protein landscape in lung cancers reveals new therapeutic insights.

Trapped Inflammatory Molecules Contribute to Long COVID

Roni Dengler, PhD | Nov 9, 2021 | 3 min read

Microclots in blood plasma may be behind Long COVID’s chronic symptoms.

An illustration of multicolored DNA bands on a gel after Sanger sequencing.

The Sequencing Revolution

The Scientist | 1 min read

Learn how cutting-edge sequencing techniques accelerate basic and disease research.

A pregnant figure is shaded in blue and outlined in blue, pink, and purple

Blood Biomarkers Predict the Onset of Labor: Study

Abby Olena, PhD | May 6, 2021 | 3 min read

Researchers integrated information from 45 protein, metabolite, and immune data points to identify a window two to four weeks before a pregnant person will go into labor.

Infographic: Functional Characterization of Microproteins

Annie Rathore | Apr 1, 2019 | 4 min read

Analyzing protein-protein interactions can shed light on what tiny proteins do in the cell.

Improving Tumor Microenvironment Proteomics Using Spatial Biology

The Scientist | 1 min read

In this webinar, Thomas Campbell will discuss the cutting-edge capabilities of the CellScape™ platform for advancing spatial proteomic analysis of the tumor microenvironment.

Contributors

The Scientist | Apr 1, 2019 | 3 min read

Meet some of the people featured in the April 2019 issue of The Scientist.

Advances in the functional characterization of newly discovered microproteins hint at their diverse roles in health and disease

The Dark Matter of the Human Proteome

Annie Rathore | Apr 1, 2019 | 10 min read

Advances in the functional characterization of newly discovered microproteins hint at diverse roles in health and disease.

Best Practices for Analyzing Single Cell Proteomics Using Mass Spectrometry

Best Practices for Single-Cell Proteomics Using Mass Spectrometry

The Scientist | 1 min read

In this webinar, Runsheng Zheng and Fernanda Salvato will discuss how to optimally examine single-cell proteomes through label-free, data-independent acquisition (DIA) mass spectrometry.

Image of the Day: Gnashers

Carolyn Wilke | Feb 18, 2019 | 1 min read

A mollusk grows magnetic teeth so tough they can grind down rocks.