science policy

President Trump signed a sweeping executive order last week, temporarily banning refugees and some visitors from seven countries. The move is already affecting individual scientists and international research.

UC Berkeley researcher Michael Eisen says he will run for Senate in 2018.

A conversation with Atlanta Science Tavern Executive Director Marc Merlin

Some academics in the United Kingdom say they are considering leaving the country for greener pastures, as Britain’s exit from the European Union takes effect.

Science under Trump, gene drive, medical marijuana, and more

As Inauguration Day nears, scientists and science advocates are voicing their unease with the Trump Administration’s potential effects on research.

Science advocacy organizations have drafted a list of 20 questions for Hillary Clinton, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and Donald Trump; will post responses as they roll in.

The federal agency launches a new system to collect nationwide data on outbreaks of harmful algae and associated health problems.

Excellence schmexellence; thinking outside the biomedical box; homeopathy journal sunk by self-citation

14-day-old embryos, prioritizing biodiversity, and more

David Schwartz of the Illinois Institute of Technology-Chicago, Kent College of Law, discusses the impact of the US Supreme Court unanimously striking down Myriad Genetics' patent of human BRCA genes and tests to detect mutations in them.

Newly published research on the key ingredient in the Monsanto-made weed killer is holding up lawmakers’ decisions on whether to continue to allow its sale in Europe.

The legislation allocates only $622 million to the effort to help the country respond to the impending spread of the mosquito-borne disease.

A set of international stem cell guidelines recommends that oversight committees at research institutions oversee all research on embryos.

May 2016's selection of notable quotes

Reintroduced apes facing challenges; Zika conspiracy theories sow confusion; UK researchers nervous about new anti-lobbying law

But some critics say the President relies too heavily on mandatory funding to support the biomedical research enterprise.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London will use CRISPR/Cas9 to modify genes in early human embryos.

February 2016's selection of notable quotes