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Open-access journals are reaching the same quality levels as their subscription counterparts.
Alterations in the commensal gut flora of expecting women may be linked to characteristic weight gain and decreases in insulin sensitivity during pregnancy.
Financial hardships of young scientists in training are forcing many talented researchers to find new careers.
Much of what researchers believe about the public and effective communication is wrong.
Random chance, plus small differences in uterine environments, give rise to divergent epigenetic patterns in identical twins.
Are the “carcinogenic” chemicals that are produced when foods are cooked really cause for concern?
Researchers identify a gene variant that reduces risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Potential biases in scientific data collection and analysis should be minimized.
The recently hyped amoeba-flagellate Collodictyon has many secrets to tell about early eukaryotic evolution.