A paper describing a new method for imaging synapse formation has been retracted after it emerged that the first author falsified data to prove its effectiveness.
A paper describing a new method for imaging synapse formation has been retracted after it emerged that the first author falsified data to prove its effectiveness.
Disruptions in the interaction between nuclear and mitochondrial DNA can lead to deficiencies in the mitochondrial energy-generating process, affecting fitness.
A new play explores the mind of the father of modern physics through his interactions—factual and imagined—with a curmudgeonly colleague.
A new journal that publishes peer review comments alongside its manuscripts goes live.
Why so few scientists make the leap to policy-making positions, and why more should give it a try
Protein aggregates in the brains of some people with dementia or motor neuron disease have a surprising origin.
A Case Western Reserve University researcher is found guilty of altering the number of samples and results to inflate the statistical significance of his findings.
Globally, 15-year-old girls outscored boys in 43 of the 65 countries tested.
One of the most advanced tuberculosis vaccines has failed to protect infants from getting the disease in a clinical trial, but it may be effective in adults.
In Chapter 1, “A Theory,” author Aaron James constructs a working definition for the type of person that earns the ignominious moniker.