Tissue-indepedent cancer drug gets fast-track approval from US regulator
May 23, 2017, 8:00 pm By Heidi LedfordTreatment will be given to patients based on a tumour’s molecular markers, rather than its…Fund to curb outbreaks and chronic disease on the chopping block
May 23, 2017, 8:00 pm By Amy MaxmenThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stands to lose 12% of its budget through proposed…Colombian biologist cleared of criminal charges for posting another scientist's thesis online
May 23, 2017, 8:00 pm By Michele CatanzaroDiego Gómez had faced up to eight years in jail in closely-watched copyright case whose verdict has…China expands DNA data grab in troubled western region
May 23, 2017, 7:20 pm By David CyranoskiAlarms raised over suspected efforts to collect massive numbers of genetic samples from citizens.…World Health Organization gets first leader from Africa
May 22, 2017, 8:00 pm By Declan ButlerEthiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to head agency amid calls for reform. Nature News doi:…Trump budget would slash science programmes across government
May 22, 2017, 8:00 pm By Sara ReardonProposed cuts include 11% at the National Science Foundation, 18% at the National Institutes of…Publish houses of brick, not mansions of straw
May 22, 2017, 8:00 pm By William G. Kaelin Jr
Papers need to include fewer claims and more proof to make the scientific literature more reliable,…Earth-observing companies push for more-advanced science satellites
May 22, 2017, 8:00 pm By Gabriel PopkinFirms seek to develop sophisticated instruments to compete with government offerings. Nature 545 397…Iron-dumping ocean experiment sparks controversy
May 22, 2017, 8:00 pm By Jeff TollefsonCanadian foundation says its field research could boost fisheries in Chile, but researchers doubt…Light-sensitive E. coli paint a colourful picture
May 21, 2017, 8:00 pm By Adam Levy
Microbes have been genetically engineered to sense red, green and blue light, and to produce…UK political parties promise science funding boost
May 18, 2017, 8:00 pm By Daniel CresseyResearchers welcome pre-election promises to raise R&D, implying billions more for science. Nature…Fixing the tomato: CRISPR edits correct plant-breeding snafu
May 17, 2017, 8:00 pm By Heidi LedfordGeneticists harness two mutations — each cherished by breeders, but detrimental when combined —…The curious case of the caterpillar's missing microbes
May 17, 2017, 8:00 pm By Erin RossCertain insects, and perhaps some vertebrates, lack permanent microbial residents in their…Mysterious flashes on satellite images of Earth explained
May 17, 2017, 8:00 pm By Sarah McQuateBright spots of light over land could help in the search for Earth-like exoplanets. Nature News doi:…Ancient-genome study finds Bronze Age ‘Beaker culture’ invaded Britain
May 16, 2017, 8:00 pm By Ewen CallawayFamous bell-shaped pots associated with group of immigrants who may have displaced Neolithic…How Trump’s science cuts could hurt states that voted for him
May 16, 2017, 8:00 pm By Alexandra WitzeRural and struggling areas have benefited from funding that is now at risk. Nature 545 273 doi:…The wooden skyscrapers that could help to cool the planet
May 16, 2017, 8:00 pm By Jeff Tollefson
Large timber buildings are getting safer, stronger and taller. They may also offer a way to slow…Ebola outbreak in the Congo, tuberculosis drug resistance in Russia and GM mustard seeds in India
May 16, 2017, 8:00 pm By Nature
The week in science: 12–18 May 2017. Nature 545 270 doi: 10.1038/545270aLab-grown blood stem cells produced at last
May 16, 2017, 8:00 pm By Amy Maxmen
Two research teams cook up recipe to make long-sought cells in mice and people. Nature News doi:…Trees in eastern US head west as climate changes
May 16, 2017, 8:00 pm By Emma MarrisBreaking from the general poleward movement of many species, flowering trees take an unexpected…
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