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Spending Bill Boosts US Science Budgets, Unlocks Gun Research
Spending Bill Boosts US Science Budgets, Unlocks Gun Research
The legislative package for 2020 allots $25 million for gun-violence research, which has been on hold for more than two decades.
The legislative package for 2020 allots $25 million for gun-violence research, which has been on hold for more than two decades.
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Doctors Test if Rapid Chilling Can Save Trauma Patients’ Lives
Ashley Yeager | Nov 21, 2019 | 2 min read
A clinical trial is underway to see if suspended animation, in which the body is cooled to 10–15 °Celsius, could slow patients’ decline and give doctors time to operate.
Bullets and Ballots
Bob Grant | May 1, 2018 | 2 min read
Researching the rare, but all-too-common, disease of gun violence in America will take a concerted political effort.
Adolescent Psychiatrist Beatrix Hamburg Dies
Ashley Yeager | Apr 20, 2018 | 2 min read
A champion of peer counseling and a barrier-breaker for black women, she passed away after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Ten-Minute Sabbatical
The Scientist Staff | Apr 1, 2018 | 2 min read
Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.
Book Excerpt from Behave
Robert Sapolsky | May 31, 2017 | 5 min read
In the book’s introduction, author and neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky explains his fascination with the biology of violence and other dark parts of human behavior.
Notable Science Quotes
The Scientist Staff | Feb 1, 2017 | 2 min read
Intellectual property theft, gun violence, scientific failure, and more
President Supports Gun-Violence Research
Jef Akst | Jan 17, 2013 | 2 min read
The Obama administration announces a $10 million, 23-part plan to curb gun violence in the country.
A Call for Gun-Violence Research
Edyta Zielinska | Jan 14, 2013 | 1 min read
More than 100 scientists signed a letter asking government to increase research on gun violence.