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Best Places to Work for Postdocs, 2011
Setting up your own lab is no easy task, but this year’s respondents are using their postdoc experiences to prepare for the challenge
By Cristina Luiggi |
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Behavior brief
A round up of recent discoveries in behavior research
By Jef Akst |
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Editor's choice in immunology
Researchers discover a mechanism of antibody action that works inside cells, providing a "last line of defense" against infection
By Richard P. Grant |
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Fig share
Mark Hahnel, a PhD student at Imperial College London, describes a new scientific figure-sharing site he released in beta today
By Richard P. Grant |
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New mechanism for dementia?
The voracious clearing of injured and dying cells that could have otherwise recovered may contribute to neurodegenerative disease
By Cristina Luiggi |
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Eye evolution questioned
Invertebrates with vertebrate-like vision challenge the idea that the two groups of organisms have distinctly different visual receptors
By Amy Maxmen |
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Top 7 in molecular biology
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in molecular biology and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
By Megan Scudellari |
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News in a nutshell
Postdoc protests; cell phone disturbs brain; Japanese university unrest
By Jef Akst |
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Capsule reviews
A selection of top-notch science books
By Bob Grant |
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The forum
Dip into The Scientist's mailbag to see what readers are saying about recent stories
By The Scientist Staff |
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Mad science?
A documentary about the research of neuroscientist Robert White goes beyond his macabre head-transplant experiments to highlight his contributions to science
By Hannah Waters |
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Puzzle me this
Why are placebos so mysterious?
By Graeme Stemp-Morlock |
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The evolution of credibility
A new book on the practice of science explores the winding path of discovery, and much more
By Frederick Grinnell |
