CONTENTS
January 2007
Accused of fraud, ornithologist Anders Pape Møller struggles to reclaim his credibility. BRENDAN BORRELL interviews Møller, his friends, and his critics to find out why his research on barn swallows is under so much scrutiny. |
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With a shady past and questionable scientific basis can Allerca deliver on their promise of a $4,000 hypoallergenic cat? KERRY GRENS investigates.
Podcast: Suspicions develop over the authenticity of Allerca's hypoallergenic cat |
RELATED: Timeline: The Hypoallergenic Cat Simon Brodie's Other Pet Projects Slideshow: Reporter's Log on Allerca Timeline: Tracking Simon Brodie's Criminal History The Scientific Evidence Behind Simon Brodie's Cats
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THE TROUBLE WITH TECH TRANSFER Fewer bridges are being built between academic institutions and industry. ED SILVERMAN looks behind the numbers to find out who and what is responsible. |
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DECIPHERING IMMUNOLOGY'S DIRTY LITTLE SECRET Can toll-like receptor targeted immune adjuvants save vaccinology? KATE TRAVIS travels to Atlanta to talk with HIV researchers looking for the answer. |
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Stem cell patent wars; The elite HIV controllers; Getting gates funding EDITORIAL Time for Intellectual Honesty: Scientists need to speak up when something's not right. White Paper Promoting Integrity in Science Journals: The Council of Science Editors shares its plan for limiting fraud. COLUMNS A Hot and Cold Running Genius: MacArthur genius grant winner Eva Harris should be considered a bioethicist. When There Is No Vaccine: Passive immunization is the answer. The Agenda: A look at the month ahead Notebook A ground-breaking lab (also see slideshow, A Window into the Earth ); Do genetics determine your politics?; How to find centenarians; Hate ticks? Save deer; The Fountain's pen Foundations The C57BL "black six" mouse, circa 1920 Profiles Hans Kornberg came in through the bathroom window to study bacterial metabolism, by KAREN HOPKIN Scientist to Watch: Nathan Wolfe learned how to wheel and deal like a local in Cameroon. Now he's expanding his epidemiological studies. BioBusiness: John Bishop has a cheat sheet for moving Cepheid into the next wave of clinical diagnostics. The Literature Hot Paper: Two studies on the changing understanding of the link between cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. Wild bees make honeybees busier Questioning the function of neuroligin Lab Tools News you can use: Three technologies from recent discoveries, destined for a kit near you. Robotics: Five questions to see if you're ready to automate. CAREERS Ten Ways To Write A Better Grant: Sure, you need a good idea. But it's more than that. |
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