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An EU report has urged funders to guarantee open access to research, but there's still no RCUK policy in sight

Max Delbruck Center gives up search for younger, outside candidate -- to the surprise of some scientists

Three papers reveal epigenetic modifications of chromatin that poise embryonic stem cells for differentiation

Latest review of directly observed therapy paints the healthcare policy as ineffective, stirs existing controversy

Substitute for cattle drug that has nearly wiped out Asian vultures presents new options, new conflicts between conservationists, drug manufacturers, and gov't

New findings overturn longstanding dogma, could shed light on mysteries in immunity

Bioengineers program the microbe to produce artemisinin precursor -- and at potentially lower cost, they argue

Hormone may work with progestin, genetics to raise disease risk

PNAS editor, pioneer in studying ?protein machines,? was 67

High levels of mitochondrial DNA deletions likely cause respiratory deficiency in aging substantia nigra, two papers say

Researchers observe a new mechanism by which receptors enter hippocampal neurons

Resurrection of 450 million year old protein illustrates how an integrated system evolved in a stepwise fashion