[ Vol. 26 No. 2 ]
FEATURED
I Am a Scientist

The EXROP program has helped hundreds of underrepresented minorities identify as researchers, a key step toward a science career.

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In This Issue

Relentless Innovation
 
Summer Update
Flashes of Insight
 
Summer Update
Mosquito Sense
 
Summer Update
A Structural Toolbox
 
with videos
The O’Shea Way
 
with videos
Lab on the Move
 
with videos
Pressure to See Clearly
 
Sounding the Alarm
 
Ring Around the Axon
 
with slideshow
Editor's Letter: Spring Forward
Beautiful Beasts

Igor Siwanowicz is a scientist and photographer who captures his subjects in extreme close-up.

Backyard Science

Albert and Talar Kiladjian had no idea what was living in their Massachusetts backyard.

Science in Their Blood

When the Sabatini family gathers around the Thanksgiving table, the conversation inevitably turns to science.

Lab on the Move

When the classroom setting is lacking, enter the mobile lab.

JAABA: Automating the Human Observer
This software can learn to ID animal behavior.

Articles

Mosquito Sense

Mosquitoes that lack the orco gene lose their yen for humans.

Itching to Be Discovered

A newly identified receptor in nerve cells senses itch.

When the Bee Stings

Large protein complex plays key role in body’s response to venom.

Use It or Lose It

A protein helps tune nerves to the environment by killing off inactive cells in the nose.

Briefs

Opposing Nucleotides
The Secret to (Worm) Longevity
Ancient Balancing Act
A Motor’s Mechanism
Beneficial Bacteria
Bacterial Sequencing Surprise
Coordinating Copulation

Perspectives & Opinions

Into the White Spaces

Science Training Needs Fewer Boundaries.

If you had to create the ideal science course for first-year college students, what would it look like?

President's Message

Ripple Effect
by Robert Tjian, PhD