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Researchers used artificial intelligence in large genomics studies to fill in gaps in patient information and improve predictions, but new research uncovers false positives and misleading correlations.

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Q&A: Potential Partiality in Scientific Publishing

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Revealing Peer Reviewer Identities Could Introduce Bias: Study

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Opinion: Policymakers’ Harmful Anti-China Obsession

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Incest Isn’t Taboo in Nature: Study

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STRANGE Framework Addresses Bias in Animal Behavior Research

High Risk of Bias in Early COVID-19 Studies: Meta-Analysis

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COVID-19 Research Biased Toward Only a Handful of Genes

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Most Members of Federal Fetal Tissue Ethics Panel Oppose Abortion

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Meet the Autistic Scientists Redefining Autism Research

China Catches Up with the US in Science and Tech

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Technical Bias Widespread in RNA-Seq Datasets

If members don’t explicitly believe gender discrimination exists, they allow implicit stereotypes to sway their decision-making, according to a new analysis of real-world hiring decisions.

Biased Evaluation Committees Promote Fewer Women

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Making STEM Education More Welcoming to Underrepresented Minorities

Cochrane Collaboration Expels Cofounder, Prompts Resignations

Voodoo Dolls, Roller-Coasters for Kidney Stones Win at Ig Nobels

To Highlight Gender Gaps, Scientists Decline Opportunities

Study Finds No Race or Gender Bias in Grant Peer Review

Notable Science Quotes

Qualities Tied to Potential Scientific Bias

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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New Neurons Continue to Form in Adult Human Brains

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Why Can’t We Tickle Ourselves?

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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July Digest 2025
July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Vanderbilt Selects Parse Biosciences GigaLab to Generate Atlas of Early Neutralizing Antibodies to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella

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Shift Bioscience proposes improved ranking system for virtual cell models to accelerate gene target discovery