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Scientists Consider How Overturning Roe Might Affect Research
Researchers who work with materials such as fetal tissue and human embryonic stem cells are facing new restrictions, the latest in a long line of regulations, that could impede important advances.
Scientists Consider How Overturning Roe Might Affect Research
Scientists Consider How Overturning Roe Might Affect Research

Researchers who work with materials such as fetal tissue and human embryonic stem cells are facing new restrictions, the latest in a long line of regulations, that could impede important advances.

Researchers who work with materials such as fetal tissue and human embryonic stem cells are facing new restrictions, the latest in a long line of regulations, that could impede important advances.

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Scientists Predict “Brain Drain” From States That Ban Abortion
Dan Robitzski | Jun 30, 2022 | 5 min read
Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, numerous researchers have announced plans to either vacate or decline career opportunities in states where abortion is or will soon be illegal.
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Florida Faculty Await Details on New Tenure Law
Natalia Mesa, PhD | May 4, 2022 | 4 min read
Professors in the Sunshine State may soon face an additional tenure review process under the bill, but not much is yet known about how it will change tenure retention.
A fossilized skeleton of an ancient crocodile-like organism that lived in what’s now Brazil.
Q&A: Paleontology’s Colonial Legacy
Dan Robitzski | Mar 3, 2022 | 8 min read
Archaeologist and paleontologist Juan Carlos Cisneros tells The Scientist that researchers frequently fail to involve local groups—and sometimes violate laws—when studying Latin American fossils.
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New EU Protocol Aims to Improve Clinical Trial Transparency
Sophie Fessl, PhD | Feb 16, 2022 | 4 min read
A new regulation and registry covering investigational medicinal products mandates reporting and supports multinational trials.
Research Interrupted in Hong Kong Amid Protests
Abby Olena, PhD | Nov 22, 2019 | 4 min read
While short-term disruptions are manageable, scientists say, they are still concerned the unrest—and possible political ramifications—will affect the country’s research programs long-term.
Secrets in the Brains of People Who Have Committed Murder
Nicoletta Lanese | Nov 1, 2019 | 5 min read
MRI scans from more than 800 incarcerated men pinpoint distinct structural features of people who have committed homicide, compared with those who carried out other crimes.
The Challenges of Bringing Service Dogs into the Lab
Jef Akst | Sep 18, 2018 | 10+ min read
Joey Ramp went back to college to study post-traumatic stress disorder. But the dogs that help her manage her own PTSD complicate her research career.
No Regulatory Exemption for Gene-Edited Products in EU 
Catherine Offord | Jul 25, 2018 | 2 min read
The European Court of Justice has decided that organisms made with precision techniques such as CRISPR will be subject to the same rules as transgenic plants or animals.
Patent On Autism Genetic Test May Stifle Science
Jessica Wright | May 30, 2018 | 3 min read
LabCorp might be able to charge a licensing fee to any scientists who wish to sequence the gene HOMER1 in people who may have autism.
CRISPR Patent Dispute Heard in Federal Court
Jim Daley | May 1, 2018 | 2 min read
In an ongoing legal battle, the University of California, Berkeley has challenged the Broad Institute’s patent claims on the gene editing technology.
Recipients of Experimental Herpes Vaccine File Lawsuit
Catherine Offord | Mar 14, 2018 | 2 min read
The suit claims that Rational Vaccines, the company of recently deceased researcher William Halford, violated US and international laws when it carried out the procedure.
UK Judges Receive Primers on Forensic Science
Catherine Offord | Mar 1, 2018 | 4 min read
Scientists in the U.K., in collaboration with members of the judiciary, have launched the first in a series of explanatory documents designed to help integrate science into the courtroom.
Great Lakes Gray Wolf to Retain Endangered Status
Catherine Offord | Aug 2, 2017 | 2 min read
A US Court of Appeals ruled that the Interior Department acted prematurely in removing the animals from the endangered species list.
Opinion: Biobanking Has a Consent Dilemma
Timothy Caulfield | Jul 25, 2017 | 3 min read
Is the deep uncertainty surrounding fundamental legal and ethical norms putting biobanks in a precarious position? 
Bioethicist and Law Professor Dies
Kerry Grens | Jul 6, 2017 | 2 min read
John Robertson was known for his contributions to reproductive medicine ethics and for solidifying the scholarly connection between biomedicine and law.
Grad Student Acquitted in Thesis-Sharing Case
Kerry Grens | May 25, 2017 | 2 min read
Diego Gomez was facing jail time in Colombia for posting someone else’s copyrighted thesis online.
House Democrats Introduce “Scientific Integrity Act”
Kerry Grens | Mar 3, 2017 | 1 min read
Representatives follow the lead of senators in drafting a bill that would encourage federal scientists to share data.
Michigan State Court of Appeals Hears Arguments in PubPeer Litigation
Bob Grant | Oct 5, 2016 | 4 min read
Attorneys representing pathologist Fazlul Sarkar and users of the post-publication peer review website present their cases regarding the constitutionality of subpoenaing for the identities of anonymous commenters.
Macchiarini May Face Involuntary Manslaughter Charges
Bob Grant | Jun 23, 2016 | 1 min read
The embattled stem cell researcher faces a new investigation exploring his culpability in the deaths of two patients he treated.
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