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Sequencing the Tree of Life
Anna Azvolinsky | Apr 24, 2014 | 7 min read
Charting the progress of the various large-scale genome-sequencing projects as researchers working separately on their chosen species begin to pool analytical resources
New Resubmission Policy at NIH
Tracy Vence | Apr 22, 2014 | 2 min read
The National Institutes of Health is now allowing grant applicants to resubmit unsuccessful proposals as new.
Science Funds Feed the Economy
Kerry Grens | Apr 4, 2014 | 2 min read
New data reveal that a sizable chunk of the investment in science is spent on materials and services from U.S. companies.  
Huge Investment for Cancer Research
Kerry Grens | Jan 7, 2014 | 2 min read
Six institutions will split a $540 million donation to study cancer immunotherapy among other things.  
Opinion: Researching the Researchers
David Rubenson and Paul Salvaterra | Nov 25, 2013 | 3 min read
The biomedical research community is due for some self-reflection.
Opinion: Rebuffing RAS Reform
Victoria Doronina | Sep 19, 2013 | 3 min read
On the impending changes to the Russian Academy of Sciences
Opinion: Translational Research in Crisis
Masoud H. Manjili | Sep 10, 2013 | 4 min read
Turning discoveries made in academic labs into innovative therapies requires a radically new approach.
Sequester Hitting Scientists Hard
Erin Weeks | Sep 4, 2013 | 2 min read
A recent survey of working researchers highlights funding difficulties and the perceived decline of the U.S. as a leader in science. 
Row Threatens EU-Israel Research
Chris Palmer | Aug 21, 2013 | 2 min read
The European Union’s declaration that it will not support research in Israel’s occupied territories may prompt the country to forgo participation in the Horizon 2020 program.
Opinion: Should Science Be for Sale?
Victoria Doronina | Aug 20, 2013 | 3 min read
The increasing push to commercialize research is destroying the scientific community.
Proposed “Japanese NIH” Draws Fire
Chris Palmer | Jun 25, 2013 | 2 min read
Scientific societies in Japan contend that a plan for an NIH-like agency to oversee the country’s science ministries will squash basic research.
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