Academics get paid handsome fees to consult with the financial industry, but run the risk of revealing confidential information that leads to illicit gains.
Academics get paid handsome fees to consult with the financial industry, but run the risk of revealing confidential information that leads to illicit gains.
Carl Woese, the discoverer of the third domain of life, has passed away at age 84.
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Patterns of cell death aid in the formation of beneficial wrinkles during the development of bacterial biofilms.
Scientists set up a stakeout to track the movements of microbes around a new hospital.
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Searching for life beyond our teeming planet has led to some innovative collaborative approaches to generating knowledge right here at home.
Two new studies claim that a shoddy test may have caused Alzheimer’s drugs to fail in clinical trials.
This year’s roundup of bad behavior in the life sciences and new initiatives to prevent misconduct
Long-term exposure to antibiotics from agricultural run off may encourage the evolution of soil bacteria that break down and consume the antibacterial agents.