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May 21, 2012 5:37 PM
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Prostate Cancer Test Gets a Failing Grade
U.S. health panel finds more harm than good in PSA screening
May 17, 2012 2:11 PM
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CPRIT Leaders Defend $20 Million Incubator Grant
Contrary to scientists' views, MD Anderson drug discovery institute is "not a research program"
May 10, 2012 11:34 AM
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Texas Cancer Fund Responds to Resignation of Scientific Director
CPRIT comments on Alfred Gilman's plans to leave
May 9, 2012 2:07 PM
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Nobelist Steps Down as Scientific Leader of Texas Cancer Fund
Al Gilman cites concerns about peer review in resignation letter
May 4, 2012 5:18 PM
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Death of California Researcher Spurs Investigation
A 25-year-old research associate may have contracted fatal meningococcal infection in the lab
May 3, 2012 4:06 PM
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NIH, Companies Team Up to Give Researchers Access to Abandoned Drugs
Agency to fund $20 million in grants for exploring uses for 24 compounds
May 1, 2012 4:42 PM
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U.S. to Seek University Input on New Dual Use Reviews
Plan seeks to involve institutions in identifying studies that could be used for both good and harm
May 1, 2012 1:46 PM
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World's Largest Hub for Cancer Genomes Opens
Database will hold gusher of data from NCI's tumor sequencing projects
April 27, 2012 5:50 PM
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Secret Briefing Helped Sway H5N1 Flu Papers Decision
U.S. Senate hearing examines "dual-use" biological research
April 27, 2012 12:24 PM
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Dutch Government OK's Publication of H5N1 Study
Researcher gets license to “export” revised manuscript
April 26, 2012 5:36 PM
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Flu Research Moratorium Should Continue, Fauci Says
U.S. Senate hearing explores H5N1 debate
April 25, 2012 5:25 PM
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Advisers Say National Children's Study Should Represent U.S. Population
Scientists discuss how NIH should recruit 100,000 mothers and kids
April 24, 2012 2:41 PM
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Fight Over Dutch H5N1 Paper Enters Endgame
Fouchier and colleagues agree to apply for export license—under protest
April 23, 2012 3:26 PM
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In Stem Cell Suit Appeal, Arguments Over Technicalities
Judges ask whether they must defer to their own court's previous ruling
April 23, 2012 2:12 PM
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Congress Has More Questions About NSABB's H5N1 Decision
Representative Sensenbrenner writes letter to NIH director
April 20, 2012 3:55 PM
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BREAKING: U.S. Accepts NSABB Recommendation to Publish H5N1 Flu Papers
Senate also plans hearing on dual use research for 26 April
April 20, 2012 9:16 AM
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Texas Medical Board Approves Rules for Controversial Treatment
Texas signed off on what's said to be the first state-level oversight on experimental adult stem cells treatments.
April 19, 2012 4:34 PM
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Has NIH Finalized Design for Children's Study?
Meeting next week will discuss a range of options
April 16, 2012 10:42 AM
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NSABB Posts Full Flu Papers Recommendations
Research shows how to make H5N1 virus transmissible in mammals
April 13, 2012 4:26 PM
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A Flawed Flu Papers Process?
Member of U.S. advisory board assails meeting that led to recommendation to publish
April 12, 2012 5:17 PM
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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 10, 2012 5:09 PM
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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
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U.S. FDA Approves Possible Alzheimer's Test
Potential boon for clinicians also raises concerns about overuse
April 5, 2012 5:33 PM
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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 4, 2012 1:55 PM
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Obama's New Math on Medical Research
President highlights tiny NIH program in attacking Romney
March 30, 2012 1:33 PM
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Breaking News: NSABB Reverses Position on Flu Papers
Government advisory body recommends full publication of both H5N1 studies
March 29, 2012 7:04 PM
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Britain's Biobank Is Open for Business
More than 40 groups are interested in samples and data from half a million people
March 29, 2012 4:25 PM
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U.S. Requires New Dual-Use Biological Research Reviews
New policy requires federal agencies to weigh risks of studies involving 15 agents and toxins
March 23, 2012 3:33 PM
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Panel Calls for Closer Oversight of Biomarker Tests
Institute of Medicine faults Duke University's "failure" to catch problems
March 22, 2012 5:16 PM
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Biobanks Asked to Help Deliver Bad (Genetic) News
Report calls for DNA banks to help share worrying findings with donors
March 22, 2012 2:26 PM
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International Human Microbe Program Looks Ahead
Renewed funding for microbiome projects still under discussion
March 20, 2012 5:42 PM
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House Lawmakers Grill NIH Leaders on 'Translational' Spending
Appropriations panel questions proposed budget, aims of new center
March 20, 2012 4:20 PM
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Supreme Court Rejects Key Biotech Patents
Decision backs Mayo Clinic in fight with California company
March 19, 2012 5:33 PM
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Two Advisers Now Gone From National Children's Study
Panelists concerned about major change in sampling strategy
March 15, 2012 2:00 PM
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Hughes to Add Up To 30 Investigators
For the first time in 5 years, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute is holding a general competition for a new round of up to 30 HHMI investigators. The winners...
March 14, 2012 4:00 AM
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No Ticket to Ride: U.K. Animal Rights Campaigners End Ferry Service for Lab Animals
Following a high-pressure campaign from animal rights activists, the final ferry company that carried research animals between the United Kingdom and Europe has stopped the service, academic funders announced...
March 9, 2012 3:53 PM
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Gene Therapists Ask to Be Released From the RAC
The main U.S. professional society representing gene therapists argued this week that clinical trials in their maturing field should no longer be required to undergo review by a special...
March 8, 2012 12:23 PM
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The Lancet Jousts With CDC's Center for Global Health
Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were bewildered when Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, on 11 February published criticisms of the institution's Center...
March 6, 2012 4:43 PM
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Pros and Cons Debated of Increasing Biosecurity in Labs Working With Engineered Bird Flu Viruses
Four papers published today in the online, open access journal mBio offer wide-ranging perspectives about the biocontainment facilities that researchers should use to work with bird flu viruses that...
March 4, 2012 3:04 PM
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Senior U.S. Lawmaker Leaps Into H5N1 Flu Controversy
It was only a matter of time, it appears. After months of silence from members of Congress, a senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives has publicly inserted...
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