Also in this issue:
Research stories
Pumping up
Researchers probe the diverse roles of mTOR proteins in growth, cancer and bodybuilding
The human side of monkeypox
In the Congo, Kate Rubins and colleagues study the smallpox-like disease
Weigh cool
Images from a deep-ultraviolet microscope shows the mass of cell proteins and DNA
Whitehead tales (781 kb pdf or 6.2 mb jpg)
Prions -- How good proteins go bad
Science and society
State of research
If Massachusetts puts big bucks into biomedical research, where should the money go?
Unsung heroines
While young researchers come and go, career technicians keep the labs humming
Fast FAQs: Learning about life
What do university students need to know about biology?
Window on Whitehead: Freakonomics and freakobiology
Expecting the unexpected in basic biomedical research
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Crafted for attack
What monkeypox can tell us about smallpox
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Proteins gone bad
The story of how proteins are converted into disease-causing prions
[781 kb pdf or 6.2 mb jpg]
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