[ Vol. 25 No. 1 ]
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Force Factor

Borrowing tricks from physics, biologists are getting a handle on the minimachines that provide push and pull inside living cells.

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In This Issue

An Intentional Life
 
Raising Their Game
 
with video
Where Does It Hurt?
 
WITH VIDEOS
Changing Channels
 
with Video
The Twists and Turns of Immunity
 
with video
A Safer Shot at TB
 
Contributors
Born to Tackle

When Beth Kaleta isn’t managing George Daley’s research lab, you can find her on the gridiron playing women’s tackle football.

High-Tech Reboot

Ted Goldstein used to be a vice president at Apple; now he’s a graduate student applying bioinformatics to understand health and disease....

True Grit

A computer networking expert at Janelia Farm took a last minute trip to Brussels and came back a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert.

Bones, Stones, and Genes

The 2011 Holiday Lectures series delves into where we came from and how we got here.

Passing the Sniff Test
Researchers are mapping the chemical signaling behind how mice detect friend and foe.

Articles

Now You See It, Now You Don’t

A disappearing receptor could hold the key to beta-cell growth and insulin production.

How Much Is Too Much?

Studies in mice suggest long-term folic acid supplementation may increase the incidence of some birth defects.

Protein Precision in the Brain

Two causes of autism arise from opposite cellular mechanisms.

Perspectives & Opinions

A Magical Moment

Effective STEM teaching in that critical first year.

Inspired to Serve

Easing the conflict between faith and evolution.

President's Message

Fundamentals for Uncertain Times
by Robert Tjian, PhD