News: Lousy with chromosomes Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 30th March 2009 10:48 PM GMT] Scientists have found an unprecedented evolutionary modification deep within the cells of the lowly human body louse (Pediculus humanus): the tiny blood sucker contains not one but 18 separate mitochondrial chromosomes.A female human body louse ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: NIH stimulus grants for postdocs Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 27th March 2009 08:36 PM GMT] The National Institutes of Health, awash in $10 billion dollars of stimulus cash and scrambling to get it out the door, has announced a new round of supplemental grants that ... Click to continue View comments (4) | Comment on this news story News: The genomics of ethnicity Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 24th March 2009 03:37 PM GMT] Researchers have assembled the first-ever map of copy number variants (CNV)-- duplications, deletions or rearrangements in the genome that result in different gene copy numbers -- in African Americans. The study, appearing in ... Click to continue View comments (4) | Comment on this news story News: Are cavers killing bats? Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 23rd March 2009 04:53 PM GMT] The continued spread of a mysterious disease that has killed thousands of bats in the Northeast United States may have a surprising human cause. Scientists are suggesting that cavers may be inadvertently transporting fungal spores on their clothing ... Click to continue View comments (2) | Comment on this news story News: Science groups ramp up NIH advocacy Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 20th March 2009 10:13 PM GMT] As the FY2010 federal budget readies for Congressional battles and public debate, science advocacy groups are upping their recommendations for funding increases at the National Institutes of Health. But are their calls realistic? The Ad Hoc Group ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: FDA head chosen, NIH names swirling Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 12th March 2009 04:40 PM GMT] Former New York City health commissioner Margaret Hamburg seems to be the Obama administration's pick to head the embattled Food and Drug Administration, with Baltimore health commissioner Joshua Sharfstein slated to serve as FDA's deputy ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: In bed with big pharma Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 12th March 2009 04:32 PM GMT] As accusations of undisclosed financial conflicts among university researchers swirl, drug makers and academics are entering a new stage of closer collaboration. Instead of striking traditional licensing deals with academic labs that produce ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: UCLA scientist's car firebombed Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 11th March 2009 05:29 PM GMT] A car belonging to a University of California, Los Angeles, researcher who uses primates to study drug addiction, schizophrenia and other disorders was targeted by animal rights activists early Saturday morning (March 7). The Animal Liberation ... Click to continue View comments (4) | Comment on this news story News: 3% boost for NIH passed in Senate Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 11th March 2009 04:09 PM GMT] US Senators last night (March 10) passed the long-delayed $410 billion omnibus spending bill that includes $30.3 billion for the National Institutes of Health in FY09. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the legislation today. The NIH ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: Industry set for stem cell profits Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 9th March 2009 05:00 PM GMT] As President Barack Obama lifts eight-year-old restrictions that have kept scores of researchers from receiving federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research, some life science entrepreneurs are readying for an uptick in business. Michael West, ... Click to continue View comment (1) | Comment on this news story News: Obama to lift stem cell ban Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 6th March 2009 09:16 PM GMT] President Barack Obama will lift restrictions on the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research on Monday. The Washington Post ... Click to continue View comment (1) | Comment on this news story News: You've been plagiarized Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 5th March 2009 07:02 PM GMT] Some experts claim that plagiarism is rampant in the scientific literature. Others say that it's a serious but relatively rare occurrence. The trouble is it's hard to put one's finger on exactly how prevalent plagiarism, duplication, improper ... Click to continue View comments (14) | Comment on this news story News: Monkey lab in hot water Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 5th March 2009 04:23 PM GMT] The largest primate facility in the US is drawing fire after an investigation by the Humane Society of the United States produced video footage of alleged animal welfare violations at the center. A Humane Society investigator spent nine months in ... Click to continue View comments (11) | Comment on this news story News: New NIH stimulus grants go live Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 4th March 2009 09:50 PM GMT] The National Institutes of Health is inviting researchers to apply for newly created grants, funded by the $10 billion that the agency netted in the recently-signed economic stimulus legislation. The new initiative, called the NIH Challenge Grants ... Click to continue View comments (6) | Comment on this news story

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