African justice systems must change to help curb HIV and tuberculosis transmission in prisons.
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African justice systems must change to help curb HIV and tuberculosis transmission in prisons.
A 30-year-old technique to record the electrical activity of neurons gets a robotic makeover.
Is the push for science to save the still flailing economy a threat to scientific research?
A growth factor isolated from human stem cells shows promising results in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.
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Ancient bacteria living in deep-sea sediments are alive—but with metabolisms so slow that it’s hard to tell.
Researchers identify the first circadian clock component conserved across all three domains of life.
Amgen’s incomplete report on an early major trial of epoetin misled the medical community about the anemia drug’s risks and benefits—and helped make Amgen rich.
By discouraging change, universities are stunting scientific innovation, leadership, and growth.