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A platform enabling scientists to create, share and control open and affordable lab automation tools.
HypDynamics
A data set interrogation tool in the field of cell and molecular biology.
Why Are Citations Important In Research Writing?
It’s not just about distributing credit where it’s due
Citation Cartels ad The Mafia of Scientific Publishing
Citation cartels are groups of researchers and journals that team up with the specific intent of affecting the number of citations their publications receive.
The FDA Chief Must Not Be a Proxy for Industry
Trump’s pick for the US regulatory agency will bring experience and a clear vision — as well as ties to industry.
After 75 Years, Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics Need Updating
Today's robots and artificial intelligence look very different from the androids conceived by Isaac Asimov.
Ten New Norwegian Centres of Excellence
The Research Council of Norway has granted ten research groups status as Norwegian Centres of Excellence.
First UK Licence to Create Three-Person Baby Granted by Fertility Regulator
IVF technique uses DNA from three people to prevent genetic diseases being passed on, and could be offered by Newcastle clinic from this summer.
DeepMind Accused of 'Inexcusable' Failings in Its Data Deal with the NHS
The study says DeepMind and the NHS shared data without patient consent. DeepMind says the published study has flaws
Protocols.io - Life Sciences Protocol Repository
An open access repository of science methods and collaborative research platform.
Figures - Create Publication Ready Scientific Figures
A beautiful new way to create and share research figures.
Spoiled Science
How a seemingly innocent blog post led to serious doubts about Cornell’s famous food laboratory.
Step Out Of The Lab and Engage
Last month I found myself sitting on a leather couch, my black dress smoothed over my knees, in a hushed wood-paneled room in Washington, D.C.
My Uncle, CEO of Intel, Time Person of the Year and an Immigrant
My uncle immigrated to the United States in 1956 with no assets, a brilliant mind, ambition, and a faith that America was a great country of opportunity. He escaped from Hungary, a country of communists, at the time a source of great fear among many US politicians. If the US President at his time were making policy similar to our President today, my uncle would’ve never been allowed in the US.
A Battle Over The ‘Best Science’
Who could object to calls for basing government regulations on the "best available science"? But in Washington, D.C., the phrase has become code for a contentious debate surrounding federal regulatory agencies.
5 Biotech Products U.S. Regulators Aren’t Ready For
New techniques being used to produce our food or shape the environment raise regulatory questions.
Pasteur Institute's Scientists Make Last-Ditch Plea to Keep Their President
Popular leader will be forced to retire at 65 — but senior staff have other ideas.
Scientists Brace for a Lost Generation in American Research
Private funding isn't enough to offset the president's proposed budget cuts, they say.
What Happens to Libraries and Librarians When Machines Can Read All the Books?
What Happens to Libraries and Librarians When Machines Can Read All the Books?
Revised text of a talk given by the Director of Libraries at MIT.
Academics Can Change the World – If They Stop Talking Only to Their Peers
Very few academics do a great deal to share their often important and relevant research with the general public. What's holding them back?
Economics Professor Turns to Crowdfunding to Pay Salary
Steve Keen laments loss of ‘time and freedom’ for universities’ ‘original thinkers’