News Analysis

Despite some difficult negotiations, academic institutions in the Netherlands have been securing subscriptions that combine publishing and reading into one fee.

The Scientist looks at one such Houston-based purveyor that has been treating patients abroad for years with mesenchymal stem cells.

Scientists and others have been opening their homes to research animals after the studies conclude, with legislation in some states now mandating adoption.

There are countless ways for scientists to say, “I love you.” Naming a slime-mold beetle after your wife (and another after your ex-wife) is, apparently, one of them.  

The Scientist speaks with a clinical toxicologist to discuss how the supplement acts in the brain and what the agency's declaration means for research.

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is designed to be toxic to plants, but scientists observe some untoward effects on animals in the lab. 

In the midst of a brutal influenza season, researchers are working toward a single vaccine that could ward off multiple strains of the virus.

After years of obscurity, strains of mice with mutations in particular genes are thrust to the fore of autism research.

Influenza cases normally top out in February. This year brought an early start and an early peak, but how long flu season will remain is uncertain. 

Despite the prevalence of pheromone products on the market, substantial evidence that they can induce sexual attraction is lacking.

Institutions document the effects of unconscious bias and set specific goals for gender balance.

Scientists are beginning to unravel the ways in which we develop a healthy relationship with the bugs in our bodies.

The goal is to house patients’ follicles in a specially designed tissue matrix and reinsert them after treatment.

The year’s most impressive achievements include new methods to extend CRISPR editing, patch-clamp neurons hands-free, and analyze the contents of live cells.

Making the list: a journal breaks a retraction record, Nobel laureates Do the Right Thing, and Seinfeld characters write a paper 

This year’s controversial news included unethical behavior among politicians, a murder, and multiple accusations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment, in addition to the usual spate of research misconduct.

How a new administration in the U.S. affected scientists around the world throughout 2017

In 2017, scientists, regulators, and publishers clashed in a series of lawsuits, boycotts, mass resignations, and more.

T-cell therapies are not just for cancer. Researchers are also advancing immunotherapy methods to protect bone marrow transplant patients from viral infections. 

An exploration of the genetics of earlobe attachment is just the latest collaborative research project to come out of the personal genetic testing company.