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Head of Austrian med school canned
University rector fired in the midst of a scientific misconduct investigation that has plagued the institution for months
By Bob Grant
Hooked on a hunt
Arguably the biggest fishing expedition in the history of cell biology is drawing to a close. What have we caught?
By Andrea Gawrylewski
Bringing good things to life (science)?
A series of purchases is turning General Electric, the world's second largest company, into a major supplier of life sciences equipment
By Brendan Borrell
Stem cell alchemy
Researchers flip fully-differentiated cells in vivo into another type of cell without first reprogramming them to a pluripotent state
By Andrea Gawrylewski
Viruses rule the deep sea
Viruses in the deepest ocean environments are unexpectedly strong regulators of the biosphere
By Alla Katsnelson
Thomas Weller dies
Infectious disease researcher won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Medicine for propagating poliovirus in culture
By Megan Scudellari
Dems promise support for science
Democrats formally approved their platform last night, pledging to double federal funding of basic science research
By Bob Grant
Biden VP good pick for research
Obama's choice of vice presidential running mate may bode well for science
By Bob Grant
A wild cat chase
Why is a hypoallergenic cat company doubling its prices for felines?
By Andrea Gawrylewski
Thick bones, big drug
A mysterious secreted protein leads Amgen researchers on a roundabout route to a promising therapy
By Elie Dolgin
Financial growing pains of a biotech
Large risks and high costs dominate the financial life cycle of a biotechnology company, but the potential payoffs are huge
By Sam Hall and Alastair J.J. Wood
Modifications abound
How to conduct your next large-scale epigenetic analysis
By Jeffrey M. Perkel
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Head of Austrian med school canned
Bob Grant[27th August 2008]
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Andrea Gawrylewski[27th August 2008]
Viruses rule the deep sea
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Thomas Weller dies
Megan Scudellari[27th August 2008]
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