Researchers are given a prize for high-impact science that began with an unusual or seemingly frivolous study.
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This year’s prizes are awarded for advances in liver transplantation, cell biology, and leadership in biomedical science.
With a cardboard box, a light source, and some filters, roadside clinics can accurately test for tuberculosis.
Proposals from researchers receiving more than $1 million a year in NIH funding will be carefully picked over to avoid overlap with ongoing research.
The rise in the amount of federal money requested through research grants is due to a rise in the overall number of applicants.
Charles Nemeroff, who was barred from receiving grants for 2 years in 2008, snags $401K from the NIH to study PTSD.
Opponents of a new law requiring government researchers to publicly disclose personal financial information claim it is an invasion of privacy.
The head of a US infectious disease funding body urges researchers to continue the voluntary cessation of research on avian influenza.
The first full computer model of a single-celled organism mimics the bacterium’s behaviors and paves the way to more complete disease models.
Rather than rely on plant-derived products, biotech companies are engineering bacteria and yeast to produce ingredients for fragrances.
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