Loren Looger and Scott Sternson became collaborators, and fast friends, after coming to Janelia Farm as group leaders in 2006. By Looger’s account, their partnership might be science’s version of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. read story
Scott Sternson has always wondered what drives behavior, especially those fundamental motivations required for survival. Hunger, for example, is so crucial that it must be evolutionarily “hard-wired” deep within the brain. After all, as Sternson observes, “if the animal doesn’t eat, it dies.” read story
About half of students who enter college with a science major in mind end up majoring in something else, observes Irving Epstein. The roadblock is often freshman chemistry class. read story
One of Sheng Ding’s favorite activities outside the lab is scrambling up the twisted granite boulders of Southern California’s Joshua Tree National Park. By finding just the right combination of grips, foot placements, and body English, Ding can mold his body to the cracks and outcroppings, surmounting virtually any obstacle he encounters. read in full issue (pdf)