culture, drug development

October 2013's selection of notable quotes

Dealing with the delicate matter of retirement for aging academics

US universities need to reach across their own borders to retain global scientific preeminence.

Research misconduct is not limited to the developed world, but few countries anywhere are responding adequately.

Scientists working in developing countries find that giving back to local communities enriches their own research.

Our final survey of the life-science industry workplace highlights the companies—small and large, domestic and international—that are making their researchers feel valued and at home.

A new play explores the mind of the father of modern physics through his interactions—factual and imagined—with a curmudgeonly colleague.

Why so few scientists make the leap to policy-making positions, and why more should give it a try

Six myths about job and salary negotiations and how they may hinder your ability to bargain effectively.

Because of their high protein and fat content and their reproductive efficiency, insects hold great promise for thwarting an impending global food crisis.

Women have come a long way, but roadblocks remain

Find the perfect present for the dedicated (or budding) scientists in your life

Researcher salaries continue to buck the trend of the millennium’s first decade, remaining flat or even declining across most life science disciplines.

A phylogenetic study of traditional plant remedies could aid drug development.

Gifts of the Crow, What the Robin Knows, The Unfeathered Bird, and America’s Other Audubon

A roundup of recent discoveries in behavior research

US salaries are starting to recover after last year’s survey recorded the first-ever drop.

A new public science project asks people at home to match whale songs in hopes of better understanding their language.

Indigenous populations are especially vulnerable to the effects of global climate change. A new research project aims to help them adapt.

Statistician Paul Meier, who championed the random assignment of patients to treatment groups in clinical trials, changed the way the researchers test experimental drugs.