Researchers Find the Snooze Button (06.08.06)
With help from some drowsy fruit flies, researchers have identified a region of the fruit fly's brain that is crucial to controlling sleep.
Cover Story:Rational Exuberance
A Nobelist shares the secrets to his longevity in the lab.
A Structural Revolution
A quarter century ago, structural biology hit a wall. HHMI created a way to break through.
One Foot in Front of the Other
Inside cells, specialized proteins march down a network of highways carrying machinery and messages. Researchers are learning how they manage it.
A Happy Oasis
Once Sangeeta Bhatia created her lab the way she wanted-as a supportive, intellectually challenging environment-the creative juices began to flow.