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Past TS Digest Issues

January 2023 Digest Cover

January 2023

Life on the Ocean Surface

The myriad species floating atop the world’s seas are complicating efforts to clean up plastic pollution

TS Digest December 2022, Issue 2 Cover

December 2022, Issue 2

The Scientist Top 10 Innovations 2022

This year's top advances in sequencing, single-cell analysis, and more

December 2022, Issue 1 cover

December 2022, Issue 1

Micro Manipulators

Intracellular bacteria that hijack host cells have much to teach us about biology

November 2022, Issue 2 cover

November 2022, Issue 2

Protecting Pregnancy

Understanding maternal immune changes could improve pregnancy outcomes

Cover image of Epigenetics in Evolution

November 2022, Issue 1

Epigenetics in Evolution

Researchers debate the influence of extragenomic processes on evolutionary change

3D render of a cell

October 2022, Issue 2

The Rise of Eukaryotes

The origin and evolution of the most complex cells

TS Digest October Issue 1 Cover Image

October 2022, Issue 1

Symbiotic Organs

Highly specialized structures that house, feed, and exploit microbial companions

Outline of a human head with an abstract wave. Plexus effect.

September 2022, Issue 2

RNA in the Brain

The vital role of noncoding RNAs in the evolution of cognition

puzzle piece and DNA

September 2022, Issue 1

Filling In the Gaps

Researchers work to address the shortcomings of the human reference genome

Cover of TS Digest August, Issue 2

August 2022, Issue 2

Big Roles for the "Little Brain"

The cerebellum is now appreciated for its functions in cognition, emotion, and other higher-order processes

Degeneration of dopaminergic neuron, a key stage of development of Parkinson's disease, 3D illustration

August 2022, Issue 1

Maligned Proteins

Understanding the normal roles of peptides associated with neurodegneration

Dinosaur Fossil (Tyrannosaurus Rex) Found by Archaeologists

July 2022, Issue 2

Diagnosing A Mass Extinction

Is the current biodiversity crisis on par with the five biggest in Earth's history?

Greenhouse whitefly - Trialeurodes vaporariorum on the underside of leaves. It is a currently important agricultural pest.

July 2022, Issue 1

The Web of Life

DNA can cross the boundaries between species — or even kingdoms

June 2022 Cover

June 2022, Issue 2

Vaccinating Against Overdose

Can the immune system help prevent overdose and treat addiction?

Two albatrosses

June 2022, Issue 1

Time for Divorce

When and why animal pairs break up

May D2 cover

May 2022, Issue 2

Viral Hijacking

Short, unstructured protein segments are key to how pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 interact with their hosts

May 2022, issue 1 cover image

May 2022, Issue 1

The First Americans

Mounting evidence suggests people reached the new world thousands of years earlier than previously thought

Conceptual image of a person's brain with a cluster of cells inside

April 2022, Issue 2

Schizophrenia & the Immune System

Targeting the body’s defense pathways might help treat a subset of people with the psychiatric disorder

April 2022, Issue 1 Cover

April 2022, Issue 1

Whispers of the Past

Debate continues over the existence of epigenetic inheritance in humans

March 2022, Issue 2 Cover

March 2022, Issue 2

Cancer's Microbes

Could a tumor’s microbiome be the key to diagnosing and treating cancer?

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