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
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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
The short, spectacular life of that viral room-temperature superconductivity claim
In just 2 weeks, unlikely “discovery” skyrockets to internet fame and then begins to fall back to Earth #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/short-spectacular-life-viral-room-temperature-superconductivity-claim?utm_source=press.coop
Discovery of ‘sweet lupin’ gene could lead to new high-protein crops
For the first time, researchers identify a gene that eliminates the bitterness of these hardy legumes #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/discovery-sweet-lupin-gene-could-lead-new-high-protein-crops?utm_source=press.coop
New university science building squeezes labs and jeopardizes research, some say
Some affected University of California, San Francisco, researchers worry moving could violate the terms of their funding #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/new-university-science-building-squeezes-labs-and-jeopardizes-research-some-say?utm_source=press.coop
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
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
Discovery of ‘sweet lupin’ gene could lead to new high-protein crops
For the first time, researchers identify a gene that eliminates the bitterness of these hardy legumes #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/discovery-sweet-lupin-gene-could-lead-new-high-protein-crops?utm_source=press.coop
The short, spectacular life of that viral room-temperature superconductivity claim
In just 2 weeks, unlikely “discovery” skyrockets to internet fame and then begins to fall back to Earth #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/short-spectacular-life-viral-room-temperature-superconductivity-claim?utm_source=press.coop
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
Discovery of ‘sweet lupin’ gene could lead to new high-protein crops
For the first time, researchers identify a gene that eliminates the bitterness of these hardy legumes #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/discovery-sweet-lupin-gene-could-lead-new-high-protein-crops?utm_source=press.coop
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
New university science building squeezes labs and jeopardizes research, some say
Some affected University of California, San Francisco, researchers worry moving could violate the terms of their funding #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/new-university-science-building-squeezes-labs-and-jeopardizes-research-some-say?utm_source=press.coop
On the Afghanistan-Iran border, climate change fuels a fight over water
Researchers fear warming will intensify sometimes violent conflict #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/afghanistan-iran-border-climate-change-fuels-fight-over-water?utm_source=press.coop
Honesty researcher facing fraud concerns sues Harvard and accusers for $25 million
Lawsuit filed on Wednesday includes allegations of defamation and sex-based discrimination #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/honesty-researcher-facing-fraud-concerns-sues-harvard-and-accusers-25-million?utm_source=press.coop
How anteaters lost their teeth
Genetic study also reveals how sloths and armadillos almost became toothless #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/how-anteaters-lost-their-teeth?utm_source=press.coop
On the Afghanistan-Iran border, climate change fuels a fight over water
Researchers fear warming will intensify sometimes violent conflict #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/afghanistan-iran-border-climate-change-fuels-fight-over-water?utm_source=press.coop
New university science building squeezes labs and jeopardizes research, some say
Some affected University of California, San Francisco, researchers worry moving could violate the terms of their funding #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/new-university-science-building-squeezes-labs-and-jeopardizes-research-some-say?utm_source=press.coop
Long-running ProMED email service for alerting world to disease outbreaks is in trouble
Money woes and a staff strike threaten dispatches valued by researchers and public health experts #press
https://www.science.org/content/article/long-running-promed-email-service-alerting-world-disease-outbreaks-trouble?utm_source=press.coop
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