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Rampant Plagiarism in Two Journals

An investigation by The Scientist reveals blatant misuse of open-access articles.

How Safe Is Your Medicine?

Clinicians and regulators push to fix critical weaknesses in the FDA’s monitoring system for approved drugs.

Suited to a T

Sorting out T-cell functional and phenotypic heterogeneity depends on studying single cells.

Flying Frog, 1855

Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin’s unheralded codiscoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection, found inspiration in the specimens he collected on his travels.

News & Opinion

Covering the life sciences inside and out

Roach Motel Vacancies Explained

By Ruth Williams

Scientists discover why certain cockroaches avoid eating insecticide-containing sugary bait.

Behavior Brief

By Dan Cossins

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

Ants on Burglar Watch

By Kate Yandell

An ant species that lives on a carnivorous pitcher plant keeps nutrient thieves from escaping by eating them.

Inhibit Mitochondria to Live Longer?

By Sabrina Richards

Researchers find that reducing mitochondrial protein production in some animals can increase lifespan by activating a protective stress response.

The Nutshell

Daily News Roundup

Errors in Landmark Stem Cell Paper

A study demonstrating the production of human stem cells through cloning contained several mislabeled images, but the authors insist the results are real.

Cancer Drug for Alzheimer’s Disappoints

Researchers have been unable to reproduce findings that a cancer drug destroys amyloid beta plaques.

Week in Review, May 20–24

Journals plagiarizing journals; new immune cells combat diabetes; TB-killing vitamin C; analog cell computers; real time fish memory; ant-pitcher plant mutualism

Italy Orders Trials of Unproven Therapy

Italian lawmakers have demanded formal approval for a controversial stem-cell therapy, but allowed some patients to continue treatment under stricter rules.

Current Issue

May 2013

Live Wires

Discoveries of microbial communities that transfer electrons between cells and across relatively long distances are launching a new field of microbiology.