Hot topics from the AACR meeting; the ongoing debate about pesticides’ effects on bees; a treasure trove of baby dinos; conservation on social media
Daily News Roundup
Hot topics from the AACR meeting; the ongoing debate about pesticides’ effects on bees; a treasure trove of baby dinos; conservation on social media
Crowds flooded into a Washington, DC, park to protest NIH budget cuts and rally for greater investment in potentially life-saving biomedical research.
A study concludes that the open access repository is decreasing biomedical journal readership.
Living fossils not so fossilized; Canadian gov’t threatens scientists’ freedom to speak and publish; gene therapy for sensory disorders; an unusual theory of cancer; clues for an HIV vaccine
Starting in 2014, the federally funded initiative will seek to develop new technologies capable of mapping the activity in the human brain.
A congressman raises concerns that some grants may violate restrictions on federal spending for lobbying.
The NIH will decide what to do with its research chimpanzees by the end of this month.
Researchers develop a test that can tell the difference between stomach cancer and other gastrointestinal complaints.
A Republican representative objects to a study he said is politically partisan.
A champion of breast cancer awareness in the African-American community passes away at 63.