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Ready, set, share: Researchers brace for new data-sharing rules
A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 379, Issue 6630.Download PDF Physiologist Alejandro Caicedo of the University of…
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Human geneticists apologize for past involvement in eugenics, scientific racism
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) apologized today for the participation of some of its early leaders in the…
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A U.S. judge lectures the government on how academic research works
A sentencing hearing is a forum to mete out justice for someone convicted of a crime. But this week, U.S.…
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From Halo to The Simpsons, would fictional mad scientists pass ethical review?
Cave Johnson is almost ready to start a new study in his secret underground facility. The founder of the Michigan-based…
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Crab deaths on UK coast may be caused by unknown disease, finds report
A scientific committee has ruled out chemical poisoning and algae as explanations for the deaths of crustaceans in north-east England,…
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US fentanyl rules are so strict they may prevent life-saving research
As opioid-related deaths continue to rise in the US, researchers are prohibited from studying the very substances that could provide…
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The first breach of 1.5°C will be a temporary but devastating failure
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C has become the defining measure of success in the climate fight and we need to…
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Children aged 5 are better at switching their attention than chimps
In a task based on switching between two sets of rules, 5-year-olds score highly, while 4-year-olds and chimpanzees lag behind…
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Taliban ban on female NGO staff is deepening Afghanistan’s public health crisis
The Taliban’s 24 December 2022 decree barring women from working in national and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) is another devastating…
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To reduce ‘reputational bias,’ NIH may revamp how grant proposals are scored
Researchers familiar with the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) peer-review process can cite many cases where the reputation of a…
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