White House manufacturing order has tech transfer experts sighing in relief
Order to encourage “invent it here, make it here” approach not as restrictive as feared #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/white-house-manufacturing-order-has-tech-transfer-experts-sighing-relief?utm_source=press.coop
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Biochip could detect multiple viruses, cancers, or toxins in minutes
Bumpy silicon array reveals presence of tiny amounts of DNA—and potentially other types of molecules—without first making copies #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/biochip-could-detect-multiple-viruses-cancers-or-toxins-minutes?utm_source=press.coop
NIH researchers say agency seeks to block unionization effort
The agency is arguing that postdocs and graduate students aren’t employees, according to union organizers #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-researchers-say-agency-seeks-to-block-unionization-effort?utm_source=press.coop
What does the historic settlement won by Henrietta Lacks’s family mean for others?
A legal expert says Thermo Fisher agreement could help some patients whose tissues were commercialized win redress, but they still face obstacles #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/what-does-historic-settlement-won-henrietta-lacks-s-family-mean-others?utm_source=press.coop
HIV researcher will head NIH’s infectious disease institute
Jeanne Marrazzo, who succeeds Anthony Fauci as NIAID director, has broad experience in leadership and disease prevention #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/university-alabama-hiv-researcher-will-head-nih-s-infectious-disease-institute?utm_source=press.coop
Does heat cause miscarriages? A novel study seeks to find out
First-of-its-kind project uses temperature sensors to track exposure in people trying to conceive #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/does-heat-cause-miscarriages-novel-study-seeks-find-out?utm_source=press.coop
Doctors have long considered the thymus expendable. But could removing it be fatal?
Study finds increased risk of death in adult patients who have had immune organ taken out #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/doctors-have-long-considered-thymus-expendable-could-removing-it-be-fatal?utm_source=press.coop
Microbe stops mosquitoes from harboring malaria parasite
Strategy could provide additional weapon against spread of deadly disease #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/microbe-stops-mosquitoes-harboring-malaria-parasite?utm_source=press.coop
News at a glance: Long Covid trials, fossil controversy, and an ancient necklace restored
The latest in science and policy #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/news-glance-long-covid-trials-fossil-controversy-and-ancient-necklace-restored?utm_source=press.coop
Does heat cause miscarriages? A novel study seeks to find out
First-of-its-kind project uses temperature sensors to track exposure in people trying to conceive #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/does-heat-cause-miscarriages-novel-study-seeks-find-out?utm_source=press.coop
Doctors have long considered the thymus expendable. But could removing it be fatal?
Study finds increased risk of death in adult patients who have had immune organ taken out #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/doctors-have-long-considered-thymus-expendable-could-removing-it-be-fatal?utm_source=press.coop
Microbe stops mosquitoes from harboring malaria parasite
Strategy could provide additional weapon against spread of deadly disease #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/microbe-stops-mosquitoes-harboring-malaria-parasite?utm_source=press.coop
Cemetery DNA links enslaved people at hellish forge to living descendants. Should they be contacted?
When it comes to research, who speaks for the 19th century workers buried at Maryland’s Catoctin Forge? #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/cemetery-dna-links-enslaved-people-hellish-forge-living-descendants-contacted?utm_source=press.coop
World’s oldest jellyfish might have swallowed prey whole
The relatively small half-billion-year-old animal apparently held its own against other prehistoric predators #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/world-s-oldest-jellyfish-might-have-swallowed-prey-whole?utm_source=press.coop
Is the world’s most popular lab monkey vanishing—or flourishing?
Biomedical group challenges listing cynomolgus macaques as endangered, arguing it could harm research #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/is-a-widely-used-lab-monkey-vanishing-or-flourishing?utm_source=press.coop
Electrified cement could turn houses and roads into nearly limitless batteries
Energy storing building materials could make on-demand power from renewables affordable worldwide #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/electrified-cement-could-turn-houses-and-roads-nearly-limitless-batteries?utm_source=press.coop
World’s oldest jellyfish might have swallowed prey whole
The relatively small half-billion-year-old animal apparently held its own against other prehistoric predators #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/world-s-oldest-jellyfish-might-have-swallowed-prey-whole?utm_source=press.coop
In some scientific papers, words expressing uncertainty have decreased
A study of language in Science articles from 1997 through 2021 raises concerns about exaggerated claims #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/some-scientific-papers-words-expressing-uncertainty-have-decreased?utm_source=press.coop
Tickled rats reveal brain structure that controls laughter
Rodents’ squeaks may shed light on the neural mechanisms of play in humans #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/tickled-rats-reveal-brain-structure-controls-laughter?utm_source=press.coop
A new study in @ScienceAdvances indicates intensive exercise training can undo some of the effects of #Parkinsons disease by benefiting motor and cognitive performances. https://scim.ag/3mZ #press
