Germany’s science hubs win in major research revamp
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Feb 1, 2016, 7:00 pm By Ben GoldacreThere is no excuse for the shoddy practice of allowing researchers to change outcomes and goals…UK scientists gain licence to edit genes in human embryos
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Jan 31, 2016, 7:00 pm By Jeff TollefsonColumbia courts philanthropic benefactors to support research in impacts and adaptation. Nature News…Artificial-windpipe pioneer under scrutiny again
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Jan 31, 2016, 7:00 pm By Ewen CallawayNewborns were exposed experimentally to vaginal microbes to restore the microbiomes they missed.…Surge in support for animal-research guidelines
Jan 31, 2016, 7:00 pm By Daniel CresseyJournals throw their weight behind checklist for rigorous animal experiments. Nature News doi:…Report that much of Africa has Eurasian ancestry is mistaken
Jan 28, 2016, 7:00 pm By Ewen CallawayError in study of first ancient African genome shows 'back to Africa' migration was more limited…ArXiv rejections lead to spat over screening process
Jan 28, 2016, 7:00 pm By Zeeya MeraliHigh-profile physicist says his students' papers were wrongly rejected by the preprint server's…Brazil's surge in small-headed babies questioned by report
Jan 27, 2016, 7:00 pm By Declan ButlerOrganization says the spike might be largely the result of an increase in diagnoses of microcephaly…Babylonian astronomers used geometry to track Jupiter
Jan 27, 2016, 7:00 pm By Philip BallConceptual leap occurred over a thousand years earlier than historians thought. Nature News doi:…In Japan, small shakes presage big quakes
Jan 27, 2016, 7:00 pm By Alexandra WitzeClusters of slow-slip events linked to risk of larger ones. Nature News doi:…Genetics rewrites story of fish species trapped in single hole
Jan 26, 2016, 7:00 pm By Daniel CresseyDNA work shows Devils Hole pupfish might have occasionally mingled with relatives. Nature News doi:…India needs home-grown GM food to stop starvation
Jan 26, 2016, 7:00 pm By Anurag ChaurasiaIndian scientists must develop domestic genetically modified crops rather than rely on unsuitable…Hawking’s latest black-hole paper splits physicists
Jan 26, 2016, 7:00 pm By Davide CastelvecchiSome welcome his latest report as a fresh way to solve a black-hole conundrum; others are unsure of…How quality control could save your science
Jan 26, 2016, 7:00 pm By Monya BakerIt may not be sexy, but quality assurance is becoming a crucial part of lab life. Nature 529 456…The week in science: 22–28 January 2016
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Jan 26, 2016, 7:00 pm By Elizabeth GibneyDeep-learning software defeats human professional for first time. Nature 529 445 doi:…
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