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China Pushes Ahead With Human Gene-Editing Trials

China Pushes Ahead With Human Gene-Editing Trials

Scientists at Nanjing University are using a gene-editing process called Crispr-Cas9 to hack into DNA—giving them the power to add, edit and delete genes with great precision.

EPA Website Removes Climate Science Site from Public View

EPA Website Removes Climate Science Site from Public View

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday evening its website would be “undergoing changes” to better represent the new direction the agency is taking, triggering the removal of several agency websites containing detailed climate data and scientific information.

Trump and Brexit Opportunities for EU Science

Trump and Brexit Opportunities for EU Science

Ten years of Dutch participation in the ERC programme have been very rewarding for the small nation. The Dutch population accounts for only 3% of the total union but it receives an impressive 9% of the ERC grants. Is this a blessing or a curse?

Nature Journals Support the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment

Nature Journals Support the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment

Nature journals have signed up to the principles of the Declaration on Research Assessment agreement.

The Problem With the March for Science

The Problem With the March for Science

Our culture’s understanding of science is very, very broken, and on Saturday, it was impossible to ignore.

NSF’s Uphill Road to Making Prestigious Early Career Award More Diverse

NSF’s Uphill Road to Making Prestigious Early Career Award More Diverse

Applicants for the Waterman will get more time to demonstrate excellence.

DFG Statement on the Replicability of Research Results

DFG Statement on the Replicability of Research Results

Contribution to the public debate on the “replication crisis” / “Replicability essentially touches on the quality of research and concerns all of science”.

Jimmy Wales Goes After Fake News with Wikitribune

Jimmy Wales Goes After Fake News with Wikitribune

In an exclusive video with WIRED, Wales said he wants Wikitribune to 'bring the fact-based, fact-checking mentality we know from Wikipedia to news'

Broad Institute Tests the Limits of 'Nonprofit'

Broad Institute Tests the Limits of 'Nonprofit'

The Broad Institute draws NIH funding to subsidize dozens of basic research projects, many of them conducted with commercial partners. But it is the Broad’s handling of its own CRISPR business and partnerships that threaten to undermine its nonprofit mission.

Inside eLife: Forking Software Used in ELife Papers to GitHub

Inside eLife: Forking Software Used in ELife Papers to GitHub

New eLife's GitHub account to track new software or a new algorithm when they are central to an article and to make sure that the right version of the code that was used within an article persists.

Too Many Studies Have Hidden Conflicts of Interest. A New Tool Makes It Easier to See Them.

Too Many Studies Have Hidden Conflicts of Interest. A New Tool Makes It Easier to See Them.

PubMed, the Google of scientific search, is now publishing funding information in its abstracts.

March for Science: Protesters Gather Worldwide to Support 'Evidence'

March for Science: Protesters Gather Worldwide to Support 'Evidence'

Crowds massed in the US capital and around the world Saturday to support science and evidence-based research -- a protest partly fueled by opposition to President Donald Trump's threats of budget cuts to agencies funding scientists' work.

Donald Trump Shouldn’t Appoint a Science Adviser. He Doesn’t Deserve One, and It Won’t Help.

Donald Trump Shouldn’t Appoint a Science Adviser. He Doesn’t Deserve One, and It Won’t Help.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has been headless since Donald Trump moved into the White House.

Funding Increased to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases

Funding Increased to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases

More than one billion people in the poorest countries are affected by treatable diseases.

The War on Science Is War on America’s Future

The War on Science Is War on America’s Future

American science and politics always have had a complicated relationship.

Teaching Load Could Put Female Scientists at Career Disadvantage

Teaching Load Could Put Female Scientists at Career Disadvantage

Male scientists in the United Kingdom report teaching less than their female counterparts, while women and minorities tend to feel disadvantaged in their careers.