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Political Science - 18 May 2012
Sometimes, researchers have to get political, says one writer.
In Charge of Research - 18 May 2012
Geneviève Fioraso is the new French research minister.
An Interview with Craig Venter - 18 May 2012
Venter talks to Wired Science about the human genome, synthetic biology, and more.
This Week in Science - 18 May 2012
In Science this week: an abundance of rare variants in human populations, and more.
Exome Sequencing Is Not Perfect … - 17 May 2012
… And here are 10 reasons why.
A New Leader for MIT - 17 May 2012
Rafael Reif is to be the next president of MIT.
A Public Resignation - 17 May 2012
An Elsevier editor publicly resigns his post.
This Week in Nature - 17 May 2012
In Nature this week: genome of the neotropical butterfly H. melpomene, breast cancer driver mutations, and more.
They Go Together - 16 May 2012
Genes and genetics are not separate entities, one blogger says.
Science at a Funeral - 16 May 2012
UK researchers are protesting funding decisions in a grim way.
Global Scientific Principles - 16 May 2012
A Global Research Council is announced.
A Supplies Solution - 16 May 2012
A blogger proposes a simple system to keep lab supply orders and fulfillments straight.
This Week in Nucleic Acids Research - 16 May 2012
In Nucleic Acids Research this week: an approach to reduce allelic bias in RNA-seq read-mapping, and more.
SCIENCENOW
Senate Dips Toe Into STEM Immigration Reform Stream - 18 May 2012
Two bills would make it easier for those with U.S. graduate degrees to gain green cards
Alzheimer's Research Strategy Announced - 18 May 2012
Recommendations will help guide U.S. plan to develop treatments by 2025
ScienceShot: Disposable Keypads - 18 May 2012
High-tech paper gets buttons
Supervolcano Drilling Plan Gets Go-Ahead - 18 May 2012
Some scientists believe the international project puts lives at risk in Naples
Researchers Meet Protesters in TV Debate - 18 May 2012
Opponents of genetically modified crops unclear on their plans to destroy test field of GM wheat
Roots of Racism - 18 May 2012
Humans everywhere divide the world into "us" and "them." Why are we so tribal?
ScienceShot: The Secret History of the Domesticated Apple - 17 May 2012
Genetic analysis reveals new clues to the origin of one of our favorite fruits
U.S.-China Research Projects Draw Congressman's Ire - 17 May 2012
Rohrabacher questions U.S. spending on projects in China
CPRIT Leaders Defend $20 Million Incubator Grant - 17 May 2012
Contrary to scientists' views, MD Anderson drug discovery institute is "not a research program"
Barely Breathing Microbes Still Living in 86-Million-Year-Old Clay - 17 May 2012
Organisms deep beneath the sea floor survive on minuscule amounts of oxygen
It's Official: Random Inspections Improve Workplace Safety - 17 May 2012
New, more rigorous study counters notion that government regulations bankrupt companies
FDA Panel Recommends Anti-HIV Drug for Prevention - 17 May 2012
Should an anti-HIV drug receive approval as a preventive for uninfected people?
ScienceShot: Every (Plant) Sperm Is Sacred - 17 May 2012
Pollen grains steer clear of already-fertilized eggs
Melanoma Drug Combo Packs a One-Two Punch - 16 May 2012
Patients receiving two targeted drugs appear to develop resistance later
British Team Cancels Geoengineering Experiment - 16 May 2012
Patent poses appearance of conflict of interest
Electrical Engineer to Head Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 16 May 2012
New president assumes his post 2 July
House Panel Gives Controversial Biodefense Lab a Boost - 16 May 2012
Spending bill would also restore homeland security research funds
Chile's Supreme Court Blocks Dam Project - 16 May 2012
Ruling could require stricter reviews of major projects
Paralyzed Patients Control Robotic Arm With Their Minds - 16 May 2012
Implanted device enables humans to reach and grab with thoughts alone
Afghanistan, Like Football, May Be Bad for the Brain - 16 May 2012
Neurodegeneration seen previously in athletes now reported in military veterans