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Investment in brain research should aim at protecting the brains of the future from harmful environmental pollutants.
The cell fragments play a role in the body’s first line of defense against bacterial infection, helping white blood cells grab blood-borne bacteria in the liver.
Support the BRAIN Initiative, but don’t overlook the neurogenomic diagnostics that are already driving breakthroughs in brain and rare neurological disorders.
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Backed by two leading medical journals, researchers propose a new plan to publish clinical trial data that pharmaceutical companies often try to bury.
Disgraced stem-cell researcher Hisashi Moriguchi has published three new papers in BMJ Case Reports, including a rehashing of a retracted 2012 paper.
Nobel Laureate Jerome Karle has passed away at age 94.
The Japanese freshwater eel is the first vertebrate found to produce a fluorescent protein, which may prove useful in the clinic.
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June 2013
Our final survey of the life-science industry workplace highlights the companies—small and large, domestic and international—that are making their researchers feel valued and at home.
How the study of human social interactions is helping researchers understand the spread of diseases like influenza and HIV
Scientists working in developing countries find that giving back to local communities enriches their own research.
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Scientists working in developing nations who engage in capacity building find it bolsters the lives of locals and their own work.
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