public health, funding, culture

How to prepare your lab for natural disasters and cope with unavoidable consequences

Funding only outstanding researchers is increasing the gap between good and great labs and forcing some out of science in search of a bigger paycheck.

The success rate of the government agency's grant applications has hit an all-time low.

A 2012 spending bill, approved by a Senate panel yesterday, would trim the NIH budget by $190 million.

A watchdog group urges the US government to enact guidelines that would require federally-funded researchers to publically disclose financial interests.

The path to eradicating malaria in Africa involves much more than just a vaccine.