Disgruntled Nobel loser sues; brain trauma researchers search for biomarker of a chronic condition; receptor for novel coronavirus found; the rise of transcriptomics; and ethical oversight of participant-led research
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Although fully organized patient-run trials are still few and far between, patients are taking a more active role in clinical research.
A sharp-eyed fossil prospector and self-taught paleontologist, Mary Anning discovered several extraordinary Mesozoic marine reptiles.
Do-it-yourself science is likely as old as science itself, driven by an inherent curiosity about the world around us.
The global spread of dengue virus has immunologists and public-health experts debating the best way to curb infection.
Patients are sidestepping clinical research and using themselves as guinea pigs to test new treatments for fatal diseases. Will they hurt themselves, or science?
The first human trial of a treatment using induced pluripotent stem cells has received conditional approval from an institutional review board in Japan.
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