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When Should Service Dogs Be Admitted into the Lab?
When Should Service Dogs Be Admitted into the Lab?
Becoming a neuroscientist with a service dog by your side presents numerous challenges. Joey Ramp, who went back to college to study her own post-traumatic stress disorder, is learning this the hard way.
When Should Service Dogs Be Admitted into the Lab?
When Should Service Dogs Be Admitted into the Lab?

Becoming a neuroscientist with a service dog by your side presents numerous challenges. Joey Ramp, who went back to college to study her own post-traumatic stress disorder, is learning this the hard way.

Becoming a neuroscientist with a service dog by your side presents numerous challenges. Joey Ramp, who went back to college to study her own post-traumatic stress disorder, is learning this the hard way.

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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.
UK to Legalize Medicinal Cannabis
Catherine Offord | Jul 27, 2018 | 2 min read
Patients will be able to access the drug with a prescription, and there are no plans to allow for recreational use.
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.
Supreme Court Nominee Draws Concern from Environmentalists
Catherine Offord | Jul 10, 2018 | 2 min read
President Trump’s pick, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, has often opposed court involvement in environmental and health regulations.
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.
Point of Order
The Scientist Staff | Feb 28, 2018 | 1 min read
Watch Niamh Nic Daéid’s TedX talk about forensic evidence in the courtroom.
EU Advisor Recommends Regulatory Exemption for Gene Editing
Catherine Offord | Jan 18, 2018 | 2 min read
Crops produced using mutagenic technologies such as CRISPR should generally be exempt from regulatory laws governing GMOs, according to the published opinion.
American Chemical Society Wins Lawsuit Against Sci-Hub
Diana Kwon | Nov 7, 2017 | 4 min read
A US judge issues a broad injunction that allows the society to demand that technology companies actively associated with the site block access to it.
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? 
European Court OKs Vaccine Lawsuits Lacking Proof
Bob Grant | Jun 22, 2017 | 1 min read
The European Union’s highest court issued a ruling yesterday that allows plaintiffs to sue vaccine makers without providing scientific evidence of harm.
Refunds Coming to Theranos’s Arizona Customers
Bob Grant | Apr 20, 2017 | 1 min read
The blood-testing startup settles a legal dispute with the Arizona attorney general’s office.
Opinion: The Scientist’s Scarlet Letter
Paul S. Thaler | Dec 16, 2016 | 4 min read
Managing privacy protections and expectations in a misconduct proceeding
PubPeer Lawyers Ask to Enter Misconduct Report into the Court Record
Bob Grant | Nov 17, 2016 | 1 min read
Lawyers for PubPeer have obtained and posted the full investigation report from Wayne State University, which lists more than 140 misconduct allegations against pathologist Fazlul Sarkar.
Week in Review: October 17–21
Jef Akst | Oct 20, 2016 | 2 min read
Report finds that pathologist involved in anonymous defamation case committed multiple acts of misconduct; growing eggs from stem cells; neutrophils’ role in metastasis; convergent evolution in birds
Misconduct Finding Could Impact PubPeer Litigation
Bob Grant | Oct 19, 2016 | 3 min read
Wayne State University’s conclusion that pathologist Fazlul Sarkar committed research misconduct could affect the ongoing legal proceedings related to anonymous critics of his work.
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.
PubPeer Has (Probably) Stopped Collecting Anonymous Commenters’ IP Addresses
Bob Grant | Oct 4, 2016 | 3 min read
In an attempt to avoid future subpoenas requesting potentially identifying information on unregistered users of the post-publication peer review website, the platform’s administrators have attempted to cease IP address collection.
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