Grape-Doling Tourists Gave Endangered Iguanas High Blood Sugar

By Dan Robitzski

Research finds that a high-sugar diet supplied by tourists is giving Bahamian rock iguanas the lizard equivalent of high blood sugar.

Climate Change and Agriculture Together Halve Insect Populations

By Dan Robitzski

Insect populations and species diversity are drastically reduced in areas affected by both climate change and agriculture-related habitat destruction, according to a new study.

Cancer’s Microbes

By Jef Akst

A growing appreciation of the bacterial assemblages that live within tumors has researchers striving to understand and capitalize on their role.

  How Chaos in Chromosomes Helps Drive Cancer Spread

 Update: Alzheimer’s Blood Test Performs Well in Clinical Test

Bird Flu Hits US Hard

Webinar: Revealing Neuronal Influencers Among the Gut Microbiome

By The Scientist Creative Services Team

In this webinar brought to you by The Scientist, Sarkis Mazmanian and Daniel Mucida will discuss their work on the molecular pathways that make up the gut-brain axis, including neuro-immune connections in the gut and biosynthetic bacterial molecules that influence behavior.

Application Note: The Power of Discovery

By Qiagen

Download this application note from QIAGEN to learn about a robust whole-exome sequencing workflow for rapid variant annotation, filtering, and triage.

April 2022 Interactive Crossword Puzzle

By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Can you think of an 8-letter cosmopolitan weed?

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