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40 Percent of Stroke Animal Studies May Have Problematic Images

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Impersonation Scandals Shake Academic Publishing

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AI Helps Flag Potentially Problematic Journals for the First Time

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Detecting Research Misconduct in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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The Evolution of Microbe Teachers and AI Cheaters

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Detection or Deception: The Double-Edged Sword of AI in Research Misconduct

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Opinion: The Problem with Researchers Hoarding Resources

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Paolo Macchiarini Found Guilty for Botched Surgery

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UNC Research Chief Admits to Plagiarism, Resigns

Timeline: When Bad Research Changes Public Health Strategy

The Surgisphere Scandal: What Went Wrong?

Cloning Scientist Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

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Who Will Win the 2026 Nobel Prize? Scientists Make Their Predictions

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Vipers’ Self-Defense Mechanism Could Spark a New Antivenom Strategy

Sex-Specific Dioxin Toxicity in a Humanized AHR Model

Sex-Specific Dioxin Toxicity in a Humanized AHR Model

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Federal Research Grant Awards Fall to a Six-Year Low

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Evaluating Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Staging

Evaluating Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Staging

​Beckman Coulter
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Gene Editing Precision Depends on Guide RNA Quality

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Antarctica’s Blood Falls Teems With Mysterious Microbial Life

Miles away from the closest ocean, marine microbes thrive in the red ice and mud around Blood Falls, offering clues to microbial adaptation and past climate events.

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Evaluating Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Staging

Evaluating Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Staging

​Beckman Coulter
Find better biologics faster with Stunner and the AI Developability Workcell

Find better biologics faster with Stunner and the AI Developability Workcell

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Characterizing LNP Heterogeneity With Super-Resolution Imaging

Characterizing LNP Heterogeneity With Super-Resolution Imaging

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