Two biomedical researchers have been found guilty of falsifying data.
Two biomedical researchers have been found guilty of falsifying data.
Doctors turn to good microbes to fight disease. Will the same strategy work with crops?
Using laboratory information management systems (LIMS) to automate and streamline laboratory tasks: three case studies
This year’s roundup of bad behavior in the life sciences and new initiatives to prevent misconduct
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
Fungi in 100 million year-old seafloor sediments could possess novel antibiotics.
Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
| December 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2012 issue of The Scientist.
An exhaustive report about research fraud committed by social psychologist Diederik Stapel paints a picture of a field beset by sloppy practices and low standards.
A type of scallop expels water and waste through a sort of cough that could reveal clues about water quality.