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HBO has released the first teaser for its upcoming film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The story of Henrietta Lacks was documented in Rebecca Skloot’s 2010 book of the same title.
Tired of alternative facts, two Seattle professors aim to strike a blow for science. Their weapon? A new course: “Calling Bullshit In the Age of Big Data.”
Being based in an English-speaking country is the most significant factor in boosting a researcher’s likelihood of being published in a high-impact medical journal, a study has suggested.
A man hunched over a microscope in Spain at the turn of the 20th century was making prescient hypotheses about how the brain works. Meet Santiago Ramón y Cajal, an artist, photographer, doctor, bodybuilder, scientist, chess player and publisher.
Organs are not the only item of value from the deceased.
A law that aimed to stimulate the creation of spin-offs hasn't had much effect.
The human brain?
A growing chorus of experts says that scientific research is using too wide a net — and therefore publishing results that turn out to be false.
Arrangement could be sign of things to come
What do you see when you picture a scientist? Is it a white man in a lab coat? This portrait will smash that stereotype to bits.
How should the scientific publication process be rethought to be more meritocratic?
Publisher makes papers available again while countrywide negotiations over open access and price continue.
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Landscape Analysis of Mechanisms Around the World Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy.
The dispute between researchers at UC Berkeley and the Broad Institute over the invention of the powerful gene-editing technique has been decided.
GitHub just released a massive guide to contributing to open source.
The Turkish government must stop university dismissals and commit itself to creating a welcoming research environment if its grand plans for science are to succeed.
Hackers are building up robust systems to monitor changes to government websites. And they’re keeping track of data that's already been removed.
The provisional agreement may set a precedent for other funders and journal publishers.
Doudna and Berkeley may appeal the ruling in favor of MIT and Harvard. There is big money at stake.
Catch up with all that’s been happening in the world of Open Science!
Institute board snuffs out Christian Bréchot’s hopes for a second term.
Satirical academic social media accounts go serious to protest Donald Trump.
