Tiago Branco Unveils How the Brain Computes Behavior
Neuroscientist Tiago Branco reflects on how his research expanded from studying single neurons to exploring how brain circuits dictate survival behaviors.
Science Journalism
As a science writer and journalist, I have covered the wonders of biology and sometimes ventured into other exciting fields of science. I began my career in journalism at the scientist-geared magazine The Scientist in 2023. I now work as a freelance science writer from my home country Brazil.
How Scientists Are Fighting Food Waste with Phages, Silk, and More
From smart packages to bio-based coatings, researchers innovate on ways to reduce food contamination and extend produce shelf life, aiming to curb global food loss.
Junyue Cao Redefines Aging at the Cellular Level
Cell biologist Junyue Cao creates high-throughput single-cell methods to explore how aging shapes cells and organisms.
Ovarian Cancer Cells Use Fructose to Promote Metastasis
Researchers showed that chemotherapy-resistant cancer cells use fructose to reprogram neighboring cells and facilitate dissemination in mice.
Daniel Colón-Ramos Surveys Synapses
The cell biologist and neuroscientist explores neuronal metabolism and creates cellular tools to decipher how synapses form, function, and self-organize.
Garimpando o solo atrás de avanços tecnológicos
Pesquisa mostra como filossilicatos, minerais abundantes na natureza e de baixo custo, podem servir de base para novos dispositivos optoeletrônicos e nanofotônicos
Valerie Horsley Unlocks the Secrets of Skin Healing
Valerie Horsley goes deep into the skin to uncover how adipocytes, immune cells, and other cell types coordinate tissue repair and prevent fibrosis.
Ibrahim Cissé Tracks Molecular Condensates in Super Resolution
Biological physicist Ibrahim Cissé develops super-resolution microscopy tools to watch ephemeral molecular interactions and uncover the inner workings of cells.
The NIH’s All of Us Database Expands into Multiomics
With RNAseq and proteomics data from thousands of people, the database provides scientists with diverse precision health data on almost 750,000 people to power research.
How Pregnancy and Motherhood Reshape the Human Brain
Neuroimaging and animal research reveal how pregnancy hormones remodel neural circuits and leave a long-lasting mark on women’s bodies and health.
Annina Schmid Uncovers Neuropathic Pain Signatures
Annina Schmid’s work spans clinical and basic research to reveal the biological underpinnings of peripheral chronic pain, using carpal tunnel syndrome as a model.
Google Plans to Release Millions of Sterile Mosquitoes. Entomologists Debug This Pest-Control Strategy
Google’s Debug project targets a Wolbachia-based approach to curb West Nile virus harboring mosquitoes in California and Florida. Entomologists are optimistic.
Frank Bradke Deciphers the Molecular Secrets of How Axons Grow
Neurobiologist Bradke investigates the cellular mechanisms behind how axons develop to reveal new ways of stimulating their regeneration after spinal cord injury.
Cigall Kadoch Tracks Down Chromatin Remodelers in Cancer
As a biochemist and molecular biologist, Kadoch investigates how cancer hijacks chromatin remodeling complexes in synovial sarcoma and other cancers to identify new treatments.
Corina Tarnita Explains Nature with Numbers
Using mathematical modeling, Tarnita explores how animals self-organize in groups and what causes regular spatial patterns to emerge in the natural world.
A Video Game Could Help Diagnose Depression
A video game revealed that people with depression had difficulty setting expectations as environments changed, serving as a potential way to identify and monitor the condition.
Hantavirus Cruise Ship Outbreak: What We Know So Far
Although the current hantavirus outbreak has infected 11 people and claimed the lives of three, experts emphasized that the risk for the general public remains low.
Howard Hang Finds Microbial Allies to Fight Infections and Cancer
Hang has embarked on a quest to uncover how commensal bacteria shape the host health, including how they can boost responses to cancer immunotherapies.
Robert Blelloch Embraces Serendipity in Stem Cell and Cancer Research
From studying microRNAs in embryonic stem cells to exploring exosomes in anti-tumor immunity, Blelloch illustrates how discovery guides research.
Dominique Bergmann and the Makings of Plant Pores
In 2011, The Scientist featured Bergmann’s early work on stomata development. She now uses new omics tools to explore the molecular mechanisms that guide plant pore formation.
AlphaFold Can Now Predict Protein Complex Structures at Scale
In an ambitious collaboration, researchers added 1.8 million high-confidence protein complex structure predictions to the AlphaFold Database, accelerating molecular biology research.
Nearly Ten Percent of Cancer Papers Flagged as Potentially Fake
A new machine learning tool hints at the breath of bogus papers in cancer research and reveals how attractive this research field is to paper mills.
A Tiny but Mighty Helper Stops Mosquito Viruses in Their Tracks
Vector biologist Luciano Moreira has been fighting disease-causing pathogens for years. Now he teams up with Wolbachia in this mission.
Wolbachia Turns 100: The Journey of a Triumphant Endosymbiont
In a century, Wolbachia has gone from a master reproductive manipulator to a partner in the fight against pathogens, exemplifying how a microbe can shape hosts and diseases.
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