Step onto any household or commercial weighing scale, and suddenly your weight magically appears in neat digital numbers. But how does a simple platform know exactly how much you weigh down to a tenth ...

Cell culturing is hard work. Because it's a highly technical process, there's a lot that can go wrong when you take cells from one source and manipulate them in another, from contamination to ...

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer, often caused by UV exposure, and originates in the epidermis's basal cells. Diagnosis involves clinical examination and biopsy to confirm BCC and ...

Stem cells are packed with possibility. Embryonic or “pluripotent” stem cells have superpowers: They can give rise to various organs or tissue cells, or instead divide and renew themselves. Meanwhile, ...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder is rare, accounting for 2% to 5% of bladder cancers in the U.S., and is linked to chronic bladder irritation. Diagnosis involves cystoscopy, biopsy, and imaging ...

As regular readers of Unix Insider probably know, Peter Galvin has abdicated as Unix Insider‘s security czar to start a new system administration column for this magazine. Following Peter’s lead, this ...