Articles by Tracy Vence

Experts debate how best to point researchers to reputable publishers and steer them away from predatory ones.

How to tell reputable journals from shady ones

Where Zika virus persists in monkeys; more-advanced mini brains; artificial womb supports fetal lambs for weeks; cancer mutations in stem cell lines; science marches around the globe

The ancient human may have lived around 200,000 to 300,000 years ago—much more recently than previously estimated.

The lungs of extremely premature lambs supported in a closed, sterile environment that enables fluid-based gas exchange grow and develop normally, researchers report.

Thousands of scientists and science supporters marched from the Washington Monument to the US Capitol this weekend.

Thousands of people around the world gathered to show support for science today. Here’s a sampling of sights and signs from the Marches for Science in Berlin, Chicago, and Washington, DC.

The Scientist's Bob Grant and Tracy Vence are in the nation's capital, covering the demonstration designed to celebrate the research enterprise and advocate for evidence-based policymaking.

March for Science edition

Expressions of concern will also be linked in study summaries. 

CRISPR patent ruling appealed; CRISPR-based nucleic acid test; an experimental gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and a cell-based protocol for Parkinson’s disease show promise in mice

Mark Wainberg, a professor of biology and virology at McGill University, has passed away unexpectedly at age 71.

In a preprint, a PhD student examines freely available SciHub usage data.

Virus triggers gluten intolerance in mice; UK bank offers clinic-ready hESC lines; researchers debate giant virus origins; cephalopods edit RNA; scientists screen noncoding genome with CRISPR

Infants born to mothers who were infected with the virus during pregnancy—including babies who do not show signs of microcephaly—may experience other birth defects.