The US Senate approves the Obama administration’s nominee, Robert Califf, as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

High-profile stem cell research scandal; forthcoming direct-to-consumer genetics apps; GINA and life insurance

The US Food and Drug Administration will begin testing certain foods for residues of the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup.

Getting to the bottom of BOLD fMRI; gut microbe–boosting breast milk sugars; shape-shifting astrocytes; another CRISPR patent; Zika updates

Behind the Theranos investigation; data-sharing beyond Zika; NCI to replace some cell lines with mouse avatars

Vice-Chancellor Anders Hamsten is resigning from his post amidst another investigation into the work of surgeon Paolo Macchiarini.

Targeting tumors with tumor-derived cells; effects of Neanderthal genes on human health; blocking chronic pain in mice; malignancies found in naked mole rats

Reproducibility edition

Scientists discover another species of Borrelia in the U.S.

Microbiota restoration in C-section babies; timing of circadian clock gene disruption tested; toward improved Zika diagnostics; in situ antibodies in the clinic

Experts from the US National Institute of Medicine outline their conditional approval of clinical research on mitochondrial replacement techniques.

The Karolinska Institute may reopen its investigation into the work of artificial trachea researcher Paolo Macchiarini based on stories presented in a Swedish documentary series.