PNAS Science Sessions

Interview with 2014 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Yaara Oren and Tal Pupko 11.06.2019 5:31 ↓

Yaara Oren and Tal Pupko describe how bacteria can evolve via transfer of gene regulatory regions.

Uniqueness of olfactory perception 11.06.2019 5:39 ↓

Noam Sobel explains how a human olfactory fingerprint helps uncover the uniqueness of individuals' sense of smell.

Candidate vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus 11.06.2019 4:55 ↓

Rino Rappuoli of GlaxoSmithKline discusses preclinical studies of a vaccine candidate against  Staphylococcus aureus .

Improving global scientific engagement 11.06.2019 5:35 ↓

As AAAS president for 2015, Geraldine Richmond focuses on global scientific engagement.

Blaming those who harm intentionally 11.06.2019 4:41 ↓

Susan Fiske describes how intentional acts of harm motivate people to assign blame.

Biocontainment safeguards 11.06.2019 5:33 ↓

Jef Boeke explains how to safeguard against unauthorized growth of engineered microorganisms.

Exploring tropical glaciers 11.06.2019 5:40 ↓

Lonnie Thompson discusses clues to Earth's ancient climate history that are stored in tropical glacial ice.

Gatekeeping in scientific publishing 11.06.2019 5:53 ↓

Kyle Siler discusses the role of editors as gatekeepers at scientific journals.

Designing theoretical molecules 11.06.2019 5:44 ↓

Alán Aspuru-Guzik discusses how he uses supercomputing as a "molecular spaceship" to explore chemical space and discover potentially useful new molecules.

Genome editing 11.06.2019 6:16 ↓

Keith Joung and Feng Zhang explain methods for editing sequences of DNA in living cells.

An overdependence on p-values 11.06.2019 4:30 ↓

Veronica Vieland discusses a common disconnect between scientists and statisticians in evaluating scientific evidence.

Retina cell transplantation 11.06.2019 6:09 ↓

Robin Ali describes efforts to transplant healthy rod and cone cells into afflicted retinas.

Heart regeneration 11.06.2019 4:40 ↓

Hesham Sadek explains the regenerative capability of newborn mouse hearts.

Global collaboration against HIV 11.06.2019 6:00 ↓

Ambassador Deborah Birx discusses international efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Molecular profiling of cancer 11.06.2019 6:21 ↓

Elaine Mardis discusses how next generation sequencing technology is helping the Pan-Cancer Initiative gain a molecular understanding of cancer.

Growing stem cells in 3D 10.06.2019 6:00 ↓

David Schaffer describes how to culture human stem cells in a fully-defined, scalable 3D medium.

Astrocytes and ALS 10.06.2019 6:01 ↓

Brian Kaspar discusses the role of astrocyte cells in the motor neuron disease ALS.

Taming an unwieldy cancer target 10.06.2019 4:28 ↓

Frank McCormick discusses a National Cancer Institute-led effort to turn a well-known cancer-causing protein into a viable drug target.

Genetic switchboards 10.06.2019 4:03 ↓

James Collins explains how researchers can rewire bacterial cells and control multiple genes simultaneously within a single cell.

Interview with 2013 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Francesco Pennacchio 10.06.2019 6:10 ↓

Francesco Pennacchio explains how neonicotinoid insecticides can influence the immune response of honey bees.

Interview with 2013 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Caroline Roullier 10.06.2019 6:15 ↓

Caroline Roullier and colleagues won the 2013 Cozzarelli Prize in Behavioral and Social Sciences for their work on the distribution of sweet potatoes in Oceania.

Interview with 2013 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Yoel Sadovsky and Carolyn Coyne 10.06.2019 6:22 ↓

Yoel Sadovsky and Carolyn Coyne describe the placenta's role in protecting the fetus from infection by viruses.

Interview with 2013 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Tad Patzek 10.06.2019 6:20 ↓

Tad Patzek explains how natural gas production declines over time in hydrofractured wells.

Interview with 2013 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Mimi Kao and Allison Doupe 10.06.2019 4:34 ↓

Mimi Kao and Allison Doupe explore song learning in the male zebra finch.

Interview with 2013 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Erik Petigura and Geoffrey Marcy 10.06.2019 6:20 ↓

Erik Petigura and Geoffrey Marcy discuss the number of Earth-like planets that may exist in our galaxy.