Opinion: On regulation

Innovation is driven, in large part, by access to infrastructure -- if you can't make your own silicon chips, why should we worry about you making your own DNA?
By Andrew Ellington

News in a nutshell

More iPS mutation worries, the benefits of invasive species, Hwang evacuated from Libya
By Bob Grant

The footprints of winter

Epigenetic marks laid down during the cold months of the year allow flowering in spring and summer
By Ralf Müller and Justin Goodrich

Work harder, get less done?

Learn how to do what you do more efficiently and with less stress, rather than remain a beginner who struggles through by sheer brute force
By Morgan Giddings

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

Behavior brief

A round up of recent discoveries in behavior research
By Jef Akst

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

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

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