April 2012 Archives


April 13, 2012 4:59 PM |

A New Uproar Over Chinese Tobacco Research

Anger over a project nominated for a top science award
April 13, 2012 4:26 PM |

A Flawed Flu Papers Process?

Member of U.S. advisory board assails meeting that led to recommendation to publish
April 13, 2012 1:19 PM |

Can the U.S. Afford a New Biodefense Lab?

U.S. official warns of cash crunch before panel studying Kansas facility
April 13, 2012 12:33 PM |

Anthropological Casting Call

In unusual show-and-tell, anthropologists share rare finds
April 12, 2012 5:17 PM |

UPDATED: Experts Divided on Texas Medical Board's Plan to Regulate Stem Cell Treatments

Scientific society clarifies that it has not taken a position
April 12, 2012 4:36 PM |

Director of Key Croatian Research Center Ousted

Danica Ramljak claims she is being punished for exposing corruption
April 11, 2012 12:37 PM |

A New Record for Retractions?

193 papers by a Japanese anesthesiologist are under review
April 11, 2012 9:54 AM |

Confusion Reigns in Tennessee

Governor lets antievolution bill become law
April 10, 2012 5:09 PM |

NIH Unperturbed by New Way of Peering Into Personal Genomic Data

Risks of linking an individual to public research data are low, agency says
April 9, 2012 5:03 PM |

U.S. FDA Approves Possible Alzheimer's Test

Potential boon for clinicians also raises concerns about overuse
April 9, 2012 3:38 PM |

Exiled Chinese Physicist Fang Lizhi Dies

Democracy advocate an early academic star
April 5, 2012 5:33 PM |

Morehouse Cardiologist Tapped to Head National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

NIH's third-largest institute gets first permanent director in more than 2 years
April 5, 2012 4:59 PM |

Sweden's SciLifeLab Gets Fresh Funding

Wallenberg Foundation, AstraZeneca funds to fuel expansion
April 4, 2012 1:55 PM |

Obama's New Math on Medical Research

President highlights tiny NIH program in attacking Romney
April 4, 2012 11:02 AM |

Giant Magellan Telescope Tells NSF 'No Thanks'

Organizers say they will build telescope without federal funds
April 3, 2012 6:24 PM |

Bigger-Than-Expected Budget Cuts Hit Spanish Scientists

Government announces a 25% funding cut
April 3, 2012 5:53 PM |

Free to Speak, Kawaoka Reveals Flu Details While Fouchier Stays Mum

Influenza studies debated in the wake of new recommendations from U.S. biosecurity panel
April 3, 2012 2:25 PM |

Greece May Not Be Able to Afford CERN

Spending ax could fall on either domestic or international programs
April 2, 2012 5:49 PM |

Little Fish Need a Break

Report says seabirds and other predators depend on small forage fishes near base of food web
April 2, 2012 4:49 PM |

Terrorism Trial for Physicist Ends

French prosecutors seek a 6-year prison sentence for the particle physicist accused of terrorism