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

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

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

The way to my heart

In the era of internet and cheap data storage, why on earth isn’t it possible to share full methods along with the published paper?
By Richard P. Grant

News in a nutshell

Postdoc protests; cell phone disturbs brain; Japanese university unrest
By Jef Akst

Capsule reviews

A selection of top-notch science books
By Bob Grant

The forum

Dip into The Scientist's mailbag to see what readers are saying about recent stories
By The Scientist Staff

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

Puzzle me this

Why are placebos so mysterious?
By Graeme Stemp-Morlock

The evolution of credibility

A new book on the practice of science explores the winding path of discovery, and much more
By Frederick Grinnell

Fungus fights malaria?

A genetically modified fungus that targets not mosquitoes, but the malaria parasites inside, could be a powerful tool for malaria eradication
By Hannah Waters

Supplemental or detrimental?

Journals debate the value of supplemental materials
By Michele Solis

Down but not out

Cells on standby are surprisingly busy
By Richard P. Grant