Professor of chemistry and chemical biology X. Sunney Xie, whose work is detailed in the cover story of our current issue, has won the Berthold Leibinger Research Prize for laser technology.
Xie's lab has produced a real-time, molecule-by-molecule movie of protein production in live cells. Xie also developed a technique called CARS (coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering) microscopy, used in identifying tumors and monitoring cell metabolism.
Read more about the prize here.
Harvard’s Arthur Kleinman reflects on what’s lost when healthcare systems prioritize efficiency.
A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.
An animal’s journey from grief to love shows how much humans need each other, too.
Photographer and writer Morgan Smith chronicles life beyond the violence in Ciudad Juárez and other Mexican towns.
In a sea of red brick, the Science Center and Peabody Terrace make their mark.
Until the 1950s, professionals cleaned up after students in the dorms.
