Three dozen researchers have signed a letter promising to halt dangerous bird flu research for 2 months to initiate safety discussions.
Three dozen researchers have signed a letter promising to halt dangerous bird flu research for 2 months to initiate safety discussions.
Academic and commercial publishers disagree on the legislation that would limit public access to federally funded research findings.
An incurable form of tuberculosis has turned up on the subcontinent.
A newly introduced bill that aims to block public access to publicly-funded research echoes similar bills that have been tried in the past.
A new study finds that important drug safety data are not seeing the light of day.
January 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the January 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Twenty-first century challenges to the public health of all the world’s populations require forward-looking commitments from epidemiologists.
Research on the H5N1 influenza strain has gained the attention of a national biosecurity organization.
New data reveals troubling trends in the pharmaceutical fight against bacteria.
A new analysis suggests that more radioactive contaminants were released from the crippled nuclear power plant then accounted for in official Japanese estimates.