Articles by Catherine Brahic

New bioethics law permits ES cell research, but not cloning

To help scientists move about, new centers aim to ease the everyday aspects of relocating

Ned ShawIn the late 1990s, the UK Department of Trade and Industry began a program to boost highly skilled employment by financing biotechnology incubators. At the launch of the Biotechnology Mentoring and Incubator (BMI) Challenge, the United Kingdom could boast just two incubators, and as a part of the challenge the DTI awarded €4.9 million to 13 companies. The money went to incubators that provided lab space and equipment and also to organizations that provided just mentoring and manage

A peer-reviewed journal that will publish papers relating to both physics and the life sciences was launched this month by the United Kingdom's Royal Society.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface is the science academy's first cross-disciplinary journal. Its first paper was published on May 6, focusing on the use of structural engineering tools to explain the behavior of the cornea.Speaking at the launch of Interface, Robert May, president of the Royal Society, said: “This fusion of engi

French institute's center in Korea opened this month, Chinese project to follow

Evolutionary biologist applied game theory to evolution, defended neo-Darwinism

Courtesy of Agnès Anne/LEM P7During a day of mourning marking a three-month protest by French researchers, a brass band played a requiem as a living effigy of Louis Pasteur emerged from a Paris Metro station to mourn the "death" of French science reportedly brought about by government budget cuts and belt-tightening. This ghost of Pasteur declared himself revolted by the fate of the nation's young researchers: "They will discover the drugs and vaccines of tomorrow, but they are thrown away

Campaign to save research wins a battle, but scientists say the broader fight goes on

Scientists ponder implications for the research system of a government shakeup

CNRS says no to lab leaders' offer to quit administrative posts so strikes may follow

Ten days after mass resignation of admin posts, researchers protest across the country

Top researchers give the government 10 days to respond to mass resignations

Investigation finds wide support for British Library archiving suggestion

Researchers take to the streets of Paris in mourning for the 'death' of science

say lab chiefs threatening to quit en masse