History under the microscope

Heat under the microscope

Magnetism under the microscope

Microarrays under the microscope.

Microarray technology is a rapidly advancing area, which is gaining popularity in many biological disciplines from drug target identification to predictive toxicology. Over the past few years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of methods and techniques available for carrying out this form of gene expression analysis. The techniques and associated peripherals, such as slide types,...

Faith under the microscope.

See related article, pages 993–997. Stroke affects many dimensions of human behavior and performance, often with profound and long-lasting consequences. Recent years have seen dramatic progress in the measurement and alleviation of the neurological, physical, cognitive and psychological consequences of stroke. In contrast, the adjustments that many patients have to make to a restricted life and...

Essays on the history of the microscope

phical thought begins in Chapter IV and culminates in Chapters VII and VIII, where Staum is at his best with an analysis of Cabanis's Rapports du physique et du moral de l'homme. Two later chapters (IX and XI) complete the argument for Staum's first thesis with comments on the works of some of Cabanis' § contemporaries who pursued themes similar to those treated in the Rapports, and finally wit...