Living factories of the future
Scientists are designing cells that can manufacture drugs, food and materials and even act as diagnostic biosensors.
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Team up with industry
Combining commercial and academic incentives and resources can improve science, argues Aled Edwards.
How many replication studies are enough?
Researchers on social media ask at what point replication efforts go from useful to wasteful.
Web widget nudges scientists to share their data
Open Data Button launched to encourage public sharing of data sets.
Group dynamics: A lab of their own
The make-up of a lab is crucial to success in publishing its research — and now, scientists are exploring how to compose the best research group possible.
‘Open-hardware’ pioneers push for low-cost lab kit
Conference aims to raise awareness of shared resources for building lab equipment.
Statisticians issue warning over misuse of P-values
Policy statement aims to halt missteps in the quest for certainty: the misuse of the P value is contributing to the number of research findings that cannot be reproduced warns the American Statistical Association.
Women under-represented in world’s science academies
Fewer than half of academies have policies in place to boost gender equality in membership.
Lab life: Lone-parent scientist : Naturejobs
Limited institutional resources mean that single parents often need a network of support to further their scientific careers.
Paper that says human hand was 'designed by Creator' sparks concern
Paper that says human hand was 'designed by Creator' sparks concern
Apparently creationist research prompts soul searching over process of editing and peer review.
Psychology’s reproducibility problem is exaggerated – say psychologists
Reanalysis of last year's enormous replication study argues that there is no need to be so pessimistic.
The manuscript-editing marketplace
A peer-to-peer website aims to disrupt the author-services industry.
It is time to update US biomedical funding
It is time to update US biomedical funding
The effects of federal budget cuts provide an opportunity to revisit the funding structure of the National Institutes of Health.
A single market for European research
A single market for European research
European collaboration is not far behind that in the United States, but there is still work to be done on cross-border funding and financial inequalities, says Paul Boyle.
More cuts loom for US science
Laura Niedernhofer is counting her pennies. The mid-career molecular biologist moved last year to the Scripps Research Institute's campus in Jupiter, Florida - a risky decision that saw her building a new laboratory group at a time when the US government was cutting its support for science.
Route too costly, UK report says
The route to open-access publishing endorsed by the British government puts unacceptable strains on research budgets at a time of funding shortages. The report also argues for more transparency and competition in the costs of publishing research.
A world where everyone has a robot: why 2040 could blow your mind
Technological change is accelerating today at an unprecedented speed and could create a world we can barely begin to imagine.
Academics fall short in reporting results of clinical trials
Only one-third of trials at US medical centres are reported within two years of completion.
Put innovation science at the heart of discovery
The success rate of discoveries would be improved if we could find out how to innovate.
A bridge to business
PhD holders should not underestimate their value to industry and the business sector.
Karolinska's vice-chancellor resigns over case of controversial surgeon
Anders Hamsten, has resigned after acknowledging that he mishandled the prestigious Swedish institute's investigation into controversial surgeon Paolo Macchiarini.
Biologists urged to hug a preprint
ASAPbio meeting discusses the ins and outs of posting work online before peer review.
Obama makes risky bid to increase science spending
Many research advocates worry that the proposal could backfire in the face of political opposition.
ArXiv rejections lead to spat over screening process
High-profile physicist says his students' papers were wrongly rejected by the preprint server's volunteer moderators.
Does it take too long to publish research?
Scientists are becoming increasingly frustrated by the time it takes to publish a paper.
A tragedy of errors
Mistakes in peer-reviewed papers are easy to find but hard to fix.
Academics across Europe join 'Brexit' debate
If the United Kingdom leaves the EU, researchers throughout the bloc will feel the effects.
Faking it
In the face of routine rejection, many scientists must learn to cope with the insidious beast that is impostor syndrome.
How quality control could save your science
It may not be sexy, but quality assurance is becoming a crucial part of lab life.
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