News: Tumor suppressor regulates reproduction? Posted by Andrea Gawrylewski [Entry posted at 28th November 2007 08:47 PM GMT] The tumor suppressor p53 is a crucial player in the successful impregnation of mice, and plays a surprising new role in reproduction, according to a study published today in Nature. Arnold ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: EU pushes for open access research Posted by Andrea Gawrylewski [Entry posted at 26th November 2007 06:26 PM GMT] The Council of the European Union released recommendations on Friday (November 23) encouraging member states to study open access, but open access advocates are ... Click to continue View comment (1) | Comment on this news story News: Two teams reprogram skin cells for pluripotency Posted by Andrea Gawrylewski [Entry posted at 20th November 2007 04:52 PM GMT] Two studies published today report that human somatic cells can be reprogrammed into a pluripotent state that resembles human embryonic stem cells. As reported in Cell , Shinya ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: HIPAA hinders studies, researchers say Posted by Andrea Gawrylewski [Entry posted at 16th November 2007 03:58 PM GMT] Laws intended to protect patient privacy are a hindrance to research, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Nearly 70 percent of 1,527 epidemiologists ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: Why our UNH coverage may seem one-sided Posted by Andrea Gawrylewski [Entry posted at 14th November 2007 03:23 AM GMT] In July, we ran a story about John Collins, chair of the University of New Hampshire biochemistry department who had been arrested for disorderly conduct. His accuser -- Stacia Sower, dean of research -- subsequently filed for a restraining order ... Click to continue View comments (5) | Comment on this news story News: Media bungles open access details Posted by Andrea Gawrylewski [Entry posted at 13th November 2007 08:30 PM GMT] Several news outlets keep misreporting the public access mandate of a congressional funding bill. As open access blogger Peter Suber posted last week, Nature News, ... Click to continue View comment (1) | Comment on this news story News: Vaccine, immunity no help in HIV Posted by Andrea Gawrylewski [Entry posted at 7th November 2007 09:42 PM GMT] Initial analysis confirmed that an HIV vaccine from a halted trial does not prevent or quell infection, according to data presented today at the HIV Vaccine Trials Network meeting. According ... Click to continue View comment (1) | Comment on this news story

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