Research Ethics

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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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NIH Fails to Enforce Rules for Reporting Clinical Trial Results

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Opinion: Animal Dreaming Should Give Us Ethical Pause

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Opinion: Hold Animal Use Committees Accountable for Their Failures

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Opinion: The Reproductive Technology Advances No One Asked For

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Research Beagle Facility Ordered to Clean Up, Halt Breeding

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Paolo Macchiarini Found Guilty for Botched Surgery

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Lawsuit: Canisius College Ignored “Serial” Sexual Harassment

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Do Crabs Have Feelings? Exploring Emotions in Invertebrates

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Sheldon Krimsky, Leader in Science Policy and Ethics, Dies at 80

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Universe 25 Experiment

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The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

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How Fat Type Shapes Hypertension Risk

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