The latest biological and medical news from The Scientist http://www.the-scientist.com The Scientist en © 1986-2007 The Scientist The Scientist Magazine of the Life Sciences 0890-3670 © 1986-2007 The Scientist You put your name into Google, and the first entry is about a transgression from 20 years ago, the penalty for which only lasted three years. Now you can't get a job http://www.the-scientist.com/article/display/55772/ Alison McCook 2009-07-02 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 The punishment for researchers guilty of misconduct is excessively punitive, and needs reform http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/55779/ Richard Gallagher 2009-07-02 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 Watch the 5 finalists in our 2 categories and vote for your favorite, before July 9 http://www.the-scientist.com/fragments/survey/scivee/ The Scientist Staff 2009-07-02 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 Are genetic ancestry tests marketed to African Americans a scam? http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/list/0/532.page The Scientist Community 2009-07-02 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 The salamander's famed ability to regenerate amputated limbs doesn't rely on pluripotent stem cells http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/55809/ Jef Akst 2009-07-01 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 Failed efforts to unionize researchers and technicians at the agency are prompting allegations of suppression and union busting http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/55810/ Bob Grant 2009-07-01 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 Elsevier is launching a computer platform that helps researchers streamline their search for new grants http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/55811/ Edyta Zielinska 2009-07-01 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 A surprising connection between an extremely rare genetic disease and HIV may point to a safe, non-prescription compound that could treat both http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/55807/ Alison McCook 2009-06-29 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 Cancer could kill 11 million Africans in 2020. What practical steps can we take now to prevent this from happening? http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/55808/ Bjarte Reve 2009-06-30 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 Researchers describe how DNA acquired via horizontal transfer can co-evolve into a well-tuned, efficient genetic network http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/55806/ Elie Dolgin 2009-06-30 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 Last chance to respond to the 2009 Best Places to Work in Academia survey -- survey closes July 3 http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/55674/ The Scientist Staff 2009-06-30 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 A fusion protein which ferries a healthy version of an enzyme to its bone target shows promise in treating metabolic bone disorders http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/55805/ Elie Dolgin 2009-06-29 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 Clumps of moss and algae living near a desolate 6000 meter summit house a surprisingly diverse group of organisms http://www.the-scientist.com/article/display/55700/ Bob Grant 2009-06-29 News from The Scientist 0890-3670 Researchers are developing a device that mimics a dog's keen sense of smell http://www.the-scientist.com/article/display/55703/ Tia Ghose 2009-06-29 News from The Scientist 0890-3670