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A Ticking Firebomb
Laura Tran, PhD | Nov 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Annalise Rogalsky finally got the potassium metal to react, but not during her experiment.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Quantum Dots
Hannah Thomasy, PhD | Oct 4, 2023 | 3 min read
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov were awarded the Nobel Prize for their work on quantum dots, which has applications in electronics and biomedicine.
An Introduction to Metabolomics
Rebecca Roberts, PhD | 5 min read
As the closest reflection of biological phenotype, metabolomics provides critical information about human health and disease.
Nobel Prize for Experiments With Light
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Oct 3, 2023 | 4 min read
Anne L’Huillier, Pierre Agostini, and Ferenc Krausz received this year’s Physics award for creating tools for studying the world of electrons, with future applications in medical diagnostics.
Nobel Prize for mRNA Vaccines
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Oct 2, 2023 | 5 min read
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman received this year’s Physiology or Medicine award for their work on RNA biology and mRNA-based vaccines.
Revolutionizing Laboratory Work with Connected Electronic Pipettes
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
Joni Åke and Sandra Söderholm will share how researchers can use electronic pipettes to improve accuracy and accelerate research results.
Designer Peptoids Pop Viral Membranes
Laura Tran, PhD | Oct 2, 2023 | 2 min read
Bioinspired small molecules combat viral threats by targeting a common feature in enveloped viruses, making them useful against a wide range of viruses.
Stepping Out of the Background
The Scientist Staff | Oct 2, 2023 | 1 min read
New innovations for reducing nonspecific fluorescence offer researchers clearer pictures and more multiplexing possibilities.
Turning the PAGE: Tips for Protein Electrophoresis and Western Blotting
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
In this webinar, Kelly Wolfe will discuss the dos and don’ts of protein electrophoresis and western blotting.
Regulating Insulin With Queen’s Greatest Hits
Kamal Nahas, PhD | Oct 2, 2023 | 4 min read
Pop music balanced blood sugar levels in mice, thanks to implanted human cells rigged to release insulin using a sound-sensitive bacterial protein.
Piet Borst Wins a Lasker Award for Scientific Excellence
Laura Tran, PhD | Sep 21, 2023 | 7 min read
This year's Lasker~Koshland Award for Special Achievement was awarded to Piet Borst for his stellar work on cell organelles, trypanosomes, and cancer drug resistance.
Turning the PAGE: Tips for Protein Electrophoresis and Western Blotting
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
In this webinar, Kelly Wolfe will discuss the dos and don’ts of protein electrophoresis and western blotting.
Lasker Award for Revolutionizing Protein Structure Predictions
Laura Tran, PhD | Sep 21, 2023 | 6 min read
John Jumper and Demis Hassabis received this year’s 2023 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for their work on the artificial intelligence system AlphaFold, which changed the landscape of protein biology.
Glycogen Metabolism May Play a Key Role in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Sep 11, 2023 | 4 min read
Researchers discover that glycogen and N-linked glycans accumulate in fibrotic regions of the lung and may be important for therapy development.
Wearable Biosensors and Their Applications
Rebecca Roberts, PhD | 5 min read
Allowing users to continually monitor biological signals over time, wearable biosensors pave the way toward personalized healthcare.
Infographic: What a Trip
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 2 min read
Researchers took a mind-bending trip to understand the connections between psychedelic compounds produced by fungi, plants, and humans.
A Quest to Drug RNA
Ida Emilie Steinmark, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 5 min read
Matthew Disney’s idea of small molecules that target RNA once seemed fanciful. Now, even the pharma industry is pursuing it
Best Practices for Single-Cell Proteomics Using Mass Spectrometry
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
In this webinar, Runsheng Zheng and Fernanda Salvato will discuss how to optimally examine single-cell proteomes through label-free, data-independent acquisition (DIA) mass spectrometry.
Natural High: Endogenous Psychedelics in the Gut and Brain
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 8 min read
Psychedelics are evolutionarily ancient compounds produced by fungi, plants, and microbes. Humans also synthesize psychedelics. Researchers want to know how and why.
The Origins and Recent Promise of Nonsense Suppressor tRNAs
Ida Emilie Steinmark, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 4 min read
A discovery that goes back to the first studies of translation has become the topic of biotech buzz.