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Primate Death Spurs Citations
By Jessica P. Johnson | August 19, 2011
The USDA cites a Harvard Medical School research facility after a second accidental primate death in a little over a year.
Parasite Spurs Rat Sexual Frenzy
By Tia Ghose | August 19, 2011
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii furthers its transmission by making rats go wild for the scent of cat urine.
The Art of Bulletproof
By Jef Akst | August 18, 2011
An artist teams up with a forensic institute to create a nearly bulletproof skin using goat milk and spider silk.
Cells from Stem Cells Still Immature
By Cristina Luiggi | August 18, 2011
Cells derived from embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells exhibit striking differences from the cells they’re supposed to represent.
Data-Mining for New Treatments
By Jef Akst | August 18, 2011
A new database helps scientist predict new uses for existing drugs.
FDA’s Biomarker and Device Advice
By Bob Grant | August 18, 2011
The US federal agency issues draft rules to guide medical device makers and those hoping to register biomarkers.
Alzheimer’s Mice Still Available
By Jessica P. Johnson | August 17, 2011
Dropped from a patent lawsuit, at least one lab will be allowed to continue research on mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
Facebook Forces Pharma to Show Comments
By Edyta Zielinska | August 17, 2011
The social media site enforces its rule that pages should allow social interaction through comments, even on drug company pages.
Discredited Studies Not Yet Retracted
By Jef Akst | August 16, 2011
Ten years after an investigative report found that 10 papers on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) were “flawed,” only one has been pulled from the literature.
Fewer PhD Funds for UK
By Jef Akst | August 16, 2011
UK’s Research Councils may fund fewer new doctoral students in the upcoming academic year.
