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Get Your Gut Sequenced

By | September 8, 2011

A new non-profit endeavor is calling for people to get their gut bacteria sequenced for the sake of science.

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Genetics Paper Retracted

By | September 2, 2011

Due to statistical errors, a Science paper claiming that mutation is responsible for genetic variation is retracted.

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Speak, RNA

By | September 1, 2011

A trip through the transcriptome

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Black Death Pathogen Extinct?

By | August 29, 2011

The Yersinia pestis strain extracted from the bones of Black Death victims may no longer exist.

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Beer Yeast Identified

By | August 23, 2011

A new yeast species found in Patagonia appears to be the missing half of the long-used lager yeast.

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Q&A: The Impact of Retractions

By | August 11, 2011

Is the pressure of the publish-or-perish mentality driving more researchers to commit misconduct?

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Cancer Researcher Fabricated Data

By | August 11, 2011

Sheng Wang leaves the Boston University School of Medicine and agrees to retract two published studies.

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Next Generation: Hundreds of Cell-Analyses at Once

By | August 11, 2011

A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.

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Schizophrenia Genetics Revealed

By | August 8, 2011

Researchers identify new mutations in schizophrenia patients without a family history of the disease.

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Integrity Guidelines Up for Public Review

By | August 5, 2011

NSF drafts guidelines of its scientific integrity principles, and opens them up for public comment.

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