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The FDA and the university have audited Kang Zhang for breaches in bioethics and a failure to follow research protocols.

US Preventive Services Task Force recommends genetic testing for mutations in the cancer-related genes for more—but not all—women.

A lack of funding for the country’s main research agency threatens the future of Brazilian scientific research.

Stop Animal Exploitation Now issues a federal complaint against Johns Hopkins scientists, saying they messed up surgeries on nine animals.

Enforcement of the Endangered Species Act will be altered, easing protections for the most critically threatened plants and animals.

Nearly two dozen higher education groups warn the government to be cautious when advising US research universities to keep an eye on students and faculty with ties to certain Chinese institutions.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the immigration program will help the nation remain a science superpower post-Brexit.

An Israeli lunar lander carrying the tiny animals crashed into the moon in April, and now scientists are trying to determine if the creatures are still alive.

An inspector general finds that the agency was supposed to have received congressional approval before relocating facilities out of Washington, DC.

The agency cites lapses in biosafety procedures at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Maryland.

Despite growing support, respondents still have concerns when it comes to scientific transparency and integrity.

Recent reports of babies born with opioid withdrawal symptoms after their mothers used kratom during pregnancy have generated much concern about the medicinal herb.

The university investigated faculty members from the Department of Anthropology and the School of Medicine for sexual harassment, firing one and recommending another be fired.

The agency argues that chlorpyrifos is one of few “cost-effective options” for controlling certain farm pests.

The current outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has been going on for nearly a year, and the new status could bring in more funding and assistance.

Police are investigating “possible policy breaches” at the National Microbiology Laboratory.

Scientists are pretty sure they know where the seaweed is coming from. Now they want to know why it’s here.

The university and the publisher have been trying to forge a new licensing agreement for the last year.

The answer has broad implications for paleontology research—and maybe for museum collections, too.