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Disgruntled Nobel loser sues; brain trauma researchers search for biomarker of a chronic condition; receptor for novel coronavirus found; the rise of transcriptomics; and ethical oversight of participant-led research

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The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden is being sued by a surgeon who claims to have made important contributions to the field of regenerative medicine that should have been recognized in last year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which went to John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka. Rongxiang Xu of the Beijing- and L.A.-based regenerative science corporation MEBO argues that his reputation and career were damaged as a result of being snubbed and that he was subsequently exposed to contempt and ridicule.

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The National Football League (NFL) announced on Monday (March 11) that, in partnership with General ...

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