[ Vol. 27 No. 2 ]
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Around the Clock

Scientists want to know how living cells keep time and what these circadian rhythms mean for human health.

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In This Issue

Finding Venom’s Silver Lining
 
Summer Update
A Fitting Task
 
Summer Update
One Test to Rule them All
 
Summer Update
Destination Science
 
with videos
Strength in Numbers
 
with videos
Flipped Classrooms
 
with videos
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
 
The Method in Cancer’s Madness
 
A Killer’s Weakness Exposed
 
Contributors and Masthead
Science at San Quentin

On evenings and weekends, Troy Lionberger teaches physics to prison inmates at San Quentin.

In the Zone

Every week, Evgeny Nudler leaves the lab behind to spend an intense hour at the King Pong table tennis club.

Flipped Classrooms

Instructors are sending lectures home to use class time for interactive learning.

A Fitting Task

Students one-up scientists in an unusual assignment.

Size Matters
New technique uses small crystals to solve big structures.

Articles

CRISPR’s Little Helper

Bacteria use a tiny signal motif to save time when detecting foreign DNA.

Neanderthals’ Lasting Legacy

Early encounters with Neanderthals left marks on human genes.

Hidden Killers

A larger-than-imagined reservoir of HIV is evading current antiretroviral therapies.

One Test to Rule them All

New DNA sequencing technology saves a life.

Briefs

DNA Doesn’t Have the Last Word
Reprogramming Cancer
Malaria Hits the Highlands
Neuronal Recovery
A Thermostat for Mucus
Channel Checkpoints
The Roots of a Disease

Perspectives & Opinions

The Art of Mentoring
Which mentor had the biggest impact on your career and why?

President's Message

Opening Doors
by Robert Tjian, PhD