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Biden Presents Five-Year Cancer Moonshot Plan

Biden Presents Five-Year Cancer Moonshot Plan

Biden announced a comprehensive plan for his Cancer Moonshot initiative, which seeks to achieve a decade’s worth of progress on cancer research in five years.

Aim High, Publish Fast

Aim High, Publish Fast

New service offers a rigorous independent peer review and helps you publish quickly in the best possible journal. Submission is free.

AI Company Specialized in Analyzing Scientific Literature

AI Company Specialized in Analyzing Scientific Literature

Meta’s mission is to unlock all of the world’s scientific and technical information through artificial intelligence.

Are Mega-Journals the Future, a Stepping Stone to It or a Leap into the Abyss?

Are Mega-Journals the Future, a Stepping Stone to It or a Leap into the Abyss?

Nature’s new kid on the block Scientific Reports is now the biggest journal in the world. But while such giants are currently overturning the world of scholarly publishing, their long-term future is unclear.

Labfolder Signs Agreement with Max Planck Society

Labfolder Signs Agreement with Max Planck Society

Labfolder GmbH and the Max Planck Society announced today a licensing agreement to  provide up to 11,000 scientists with labfolder’s laboratory data management digital platform

Will Billions of Lab-grown Mosquitoes Combat an Infectious Disease?

Will Billions of Lab-grown Mosquitoes Combat an Infectious Disease?

<p>Desperate health officials are investing in new control strategies, but the evidence - and the economics - are still hazy.</p>

Why aspiring academics should do less science

Why aspiring academics should do less science

To ease the transition to a future professorship, trainees should spend some of their time on activities other than research, our contributors explain

Worldwide brain-mapping project sparks excitement and concern

Worldwide brain-mapping project sparks excitement and concern

Worries include how to coordinate research programmes and resources from different countries.

Huge increase in number of graduates 'bad for UK economy'

Huge increase in number of graduates 'bad for UK economy'

Mismatch of skills and labour market as university education keeps growing is bad for students and employers, suggests CIPD

Political Party, not Scientific Background, Shapes Americans’ View of Climate Change

Political Party, not Scientific Background, Shapes Americans’ View of Climate Change

A poll revealed today that Americans are still majorly divided on the causes and cures of climate change, The New York Times reports.

Coke and Pepsi give millions to public health, then lobby against it

Coke and Pepsi give millions to public health, then lobby against it

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have given millions of dollars to nearly 100 prominent health groups in recent years, while simultaneously spending millions to defeat public health legislation.

Show us your research two days before publishing, government orders academics

Show us your research two days before publishing, government orders academics

Research must be sent to DfE two days before publishing

LSE foreign academics told they will not be asked to advise on Brexit

LSE foreign academics told they will not be asked to advise on Brexit

Experts question legality under anti-discrimination laws as senior politicians criticise move as ‘baffling’.

United Nations report calls for OA to improve global health

United Nations report calls for OA to improve global health

Last month the United Nations released a report with recommendations on how to improve innovation and access to health technologies.