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Peer Review Needs a Makeover

By | July 29, 2011

A UK parliamentary panel says peer review is still valuable, but should be supplemented by open review processes, preprint servers, and online repositories.

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Stem Cell Funding Victory

By | July 27, 2011

A US judge dismisses a case against federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research.

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Regulating the Humanized

By | July 25, 2011

A UK panel puts forth guidelines for research that use experimental animals harboring human cells and tissues.

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image: Do Heat Waves Spur Violence?

Do Heat Waves Spur Violence?

By | July 25, 2011

Are the triple digit temperatures provoking people to do their worst?

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image: US Visa Rules Hinder Science?

US Visa Rules Hinder Science?

By | July 25, 2011

Indian researchers argue that applying for new visas every year is an insult to international scientists.

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image: NYC Lures Universities to Build Science Facility

NYC Lures Universities to Build Science Facility

By | July 21, 2011

The city will provide cheap real estate and up to $100 million for a science and engineering campus.

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New COI Rules at Risk?

By | July 12, 2011

A watchdog group urges the US government to enact guidelines that would require federally-funded researchers to publically disclose financial interests.

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Medical Journal Editors Quit

By | July 7, 2011

Unhappy with management, two editors-in-chief of the Croatian Medical Journal bid the publication goodbye.

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Pain-Free Love

By | July 1, 2011

Love can buffer people from pain by invoking feelings of safety and reassurance.

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Americans Support Stem Cell Research

By | July 1, 2011

A new study finds that more than two thirds of Americans approve of the use of stem cells in research aiming to cure serious diseases.

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