[ Vol. 27 No. 3 ]
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Errors in Division

When cells divide, chromosomes aren’t always doled out equally. The consequences can be dire.

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In This Issue

Developing Relationships
 
Bold Experiments
 
with videos
The New Faces of Chemistry
 
with videos
A Phosphate Fix
 
A Twist of Fate
 
with video
The Silencer: MicroRNA
 
Contributors and Masthead
Artists in the Building

Artist Daniel Kohn spent eight years painting alongside scientists as they worked with test tubes and gene sequencers at the Broad Institute.

Lessons from Liberia

Adam Cohen is helping Liberia jump-start its science education after years of civil war.

The New Faces of Chemistry

Brief videos by student chemists hit their mark.

An Off-Switch for Neurons
Neuroscientists have built a light-sensitive switch for shutting down neural activity.

Articles

Keeping Tabs on Development

New software simplifies cell tracking as an embryo grows.

What the Nose Knows

Humans can tell the difference between at least a trillion smells.

Untangling a Viral Infection

A host cell enzyme is commandeered by a knot-like structure in flavivirus RNA.

Briefs

Clue to Language Development
A SWELL Discovery
Lego for the Lab
Turbo Speed
Clipping Control
Sharper Image
Y is Here to Stay

Perspectives & Opinions

What challenges do educators face when trying to implement hands-on undergraduate science classes at universities?
Orchestral Approach in the Classroom

President's Message

Science Forward
by Robert Tjian, PhD