Research Ethics

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Created by editing the gray wolf genome, two dire wolves are the subject of vastly-differing opinions on what it means to bring back an extinct species.​​​​​
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Detection or Deception: The Double-Edged Sword of AI in Research Misconduct

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Should the scientific community abandon the 14-day rule for research on human embryos?

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Addressing the Problematic Past of Animal Behavior Research

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The Top Retractions of 2022

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Exosome Scientist Douglas Taylor Stole and Mislabeled Images: Report

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Q&A: Gathering Diverse Microbiome Samples

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Opinion: The Problem with Researchers Hoarding Resources

In the 1920s, the Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin was a haven for queer people, many of whom came to the institute seeking to express their identities without fear of being imprisoned. This undated photo depicts a costume party at the institute; its founder, Magnus Hirschfeld (second from right, in glasses), can be seen holding hands with his partner, Karl Giese (center).

Trans Medicine, 1919

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Opinion: Science Needs Better Fraud Detection—And More Whistleblowers

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What Happens to Science When Model Organisms Become Endangered?

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Researchers Transplant Human Neurons into Rat Brains

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What’s Next for Ancient DNA Studies After the Nobel?

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Birth of The Pill, 1956–1960

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Sticks and Bones, Circa 8000 BCE

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Book Excerpt from When Animals Dream

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Agreement Reached on Research Assessment Reforms

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Electronic Records in Cell Culture Management

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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