The Scientist : NewsBlogs: November 2007

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[Entry posted at 30th November 2007 06:12 PM GMT]

The NIH's safety assessment of a controversial Boston University laboratory did not thoroughly develop worst case scenarios or adequately compare safety risks at other proposed sites, finds a ... Click to continue

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Banned scientist now at Schering-Plough

Posted by Kerry Grens

[Entry posted at 30th November 2007 03:56 AM GMT]

A scientist that the University of Washington found guilty of research misconduct is now an employee of the pharmaceutical company, Schering-Plough. In an Email to The Scientist, a company spokesperson, Stephen ... Click to continue

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Chair named for ousted surgeon

Posted by Kerry Grens

[Entry posted at 29th November 2007 05:06 PM GMT]

After spending millions on behalf of a heart surgeon's legal dispute, the University of Minnesota has agreed to shell out another half million honoring his name. John Najarian, a ... Click to continue

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Circulating stem cells add roaming immunity

Posted by Kerry Grens

[Entry posted at 29th November 2007 05:02 PM GMT]

Circulating stem cells from bone marrow recognize tissues in distress and stimulate an innate immune response, according to findings published today in ... Click to continue

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U Wash HIV researcher faked data

Posted by Kerry Grens

[Entry posted at 29th November 2007 04:02 PM GMT]

A former University of Washington researcher has lost a lawsuit against the Seattle Times over the disclosure of a report detailing his research misconduct. Scott Brodie, who studied ... Click to continue

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Fox Chase Cancer Center in building dispute

Posted by Kerry Grens

[Entry posted at 27th November 2007 06:22 PM GMT]

A leading cancer center in Philadelphia appears to be winning a battle with city residents to expand its clinical and research facilities. Fox Chase Cancer Center received the green light from a City Council committee Monday night to go ahead with ... Click to continue

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Wilmut leaves nuclear transfer behind

Posted by Kerry Grens

[Entry posted at 19th November 2007 04:49 PM GMT]

Ian Wilmut, the Scottish scientist who championed somatic-cell nuclear transfer -- most famously with the cloned sheep Dolly -- is choosing a different technique for his future research in stem ... Click to continue

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Will epigeneticist make Person of the Year?

Posted by Kerry Grens

[Entry posted at 16th November 2007 04:39 PM GMT]

It's not every year you read "epigenetics" in a nomination for Time's Person of the Year. Duke professor ... Click to continue

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Newt on neuroscience

Posted by Kerry Grens

[Entry posted at 6th November 2007 03:11 PM GMT]

In a talk Monday (Nov 5) that received a standing ovation by several hundred neuroscientists, Newt Gingrich urged scientists to pester lawmakers for greater research funding As the former Speaker ... Click to continue

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The brain in silico

Posted by Kerry Grens

[Entry posted at 5th November 2007 09:44 PM GMT]

At the Society for Neuroscience's annual meeting today (Nov 5), Kathie Olsen laughingly introduced ... Click to continue

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