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Featured inside this issue of the magazine—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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A Structural Toolbox: No longer content with static snapshots, biologists are using a...
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The Indispensables: Problem solvers, shelf stockers, bench scientists, record keepers, machine fixers, weekend warriors, den mothers, old hands, fresh eyes, mentors, managers. Every research lab has behind-the-scenes specialists without whom modern science could not get done. Also in this issue...
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Year of Chemistry: Chemists fascinated by the complexity of biology are solving problems in neuroscience, immunology, and cell signaling. Also in this issue:
Have Microscope, Will Travel: Biology students and faculty immersed in summer courses at Woods Hole get their hands on a remarkably...
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Going Deep: Researchers are diving into the complicated world of the human gut. Also in this issue:
Two Roads to an End: Though separated by an ocean, Christopher Plowe and Abdoulaye Djimdé are bound by their determination to stop malaria's global toll;
Into the...
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Light Moves: Light is becoming the tool of choice for researchers who want to precisely manipulate neurons and other cells in "Light Moves." Also in this issue:
A Kaleidoscopic View: Elaine Fuchs brings an eye for the creative in the many-colored facets of her life and work;
Silver...
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Problems during pregnancy burden too many newborns with lifelong disabilities. Researchers are finding clues to a safer nine months, and a bright future in "The Most Vulnerable Patients." Also in this issue:
A social conscience rooted in the Deep South moves Kerry Ressler, a psychiatrist and...
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Long the science where math mattered less, biology increasingly demands powerful quantitative skills. Teaching students the math they need, though, is more than just 1 + 1=2. Read about how real-world math problems may make students better biologists. Also in this issue:
Children with the...
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Nobel laureate Mario Capecchi has the confidence to march to his own drummer and the patience to focus on the long view. Read about Capecchi's long-term view in "Guided by His Inner Compass." Also in this issue:
Studying the form and function of this cellular sac of enzymes is leading to...
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Scientists with technical ingenuity are opening new vistas into the finer points of the cell.To true tinkerers the limits of the present are never permanent barriers, merely offers they can't refuse in "A Different Mindset." Also in this issue:
Sydney Brenner's hopes for understanding the brain—...
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Can a pill be the solution to the diabesity epidemic? Does the answer lie in "Exercise in a Pill?" Also in this issue:
Researchers believe they are deciphering some of the mysteries of sleep, particularly its role in forging new memories in "Memories Are Made Like This";
HHMI professor, Louis...
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In certain families, small genetic variations bring good health and long life. Can researchers use this knowledge to benefit us all? Also in this issue:
Investigating the roots of heart disease, physician-scientist Helen Hobbs applies what she learns in the clinic to her research in the lab;...
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A curled lip, a furrowed brow—sometimes even a small change in expression can reveal far more than words. Now, a computer program can analyze images of faces as accurately as trained professionals. Also in this issue:
Carlos Bustamante is a self-described "patchwork biophysicist" with an...