Some Barnacles Can Move Around to Improve Feeding Position

By Chloe Tenn

The Scientist spoke with marine biologist and barnacle researcher John Zardus about why turtle barnacles—previously thought to be immobile—in fact slowly travel. He thinks the answer is food.

Francis Collins to Retire as NIH Director by Year’s End

By Christie Wilcox

Collins has announced his intent to step down after leading the National Institutes of Health for more than 12 years.

R. Allen Gardner, Who Taught Chimps to Sign, Dies at 91

By Lisa Winter

Gardner famously claimed to have taught chimpanzees to communicate with people using American Sign Language by raising them as if they were human children.

Feature: Yeast Models Provide New Insights into Neurodegenerative Diseases

By Mahlon Collins

The single-celled fungus allows researchers to study Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, and other brain diseases with unparalleled speed and scale.

Opinion: Can Prizes Help Women Shatter Science’s Glass Ceiling?

Yeast “Mini Labs” Help Researchers Probe Histone Modifications

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Spatial Biology in Physiology and Pathology

By The Scientist Creative Services Team

In this webinar from The Scientist, Elana Fertig and Sanjay Srivatsan will discuss the importance of spatial data and how to extract insights from high-throughput datasets.

Matching Water Purity to Fit Experimental Needs

By The Scientist Creative Services Team

Download this troubleshooting guide from ELGA LabWater to discover water purification tips and tricks for sensitive experiments, how to identify the water type to match experimental requirements, and how to troubleshoot water problems for cell culture, molecular biology, and liquid chromatography.

October 2021 Interactive Crossword

By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Do you know the 7-letter word for a cichlid fish raised for food?

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