The Scientist : NewsBlogs: January 2008

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Should trial sponsors pay for treatment?

[Entry posted at 31st January 2008 04:34 PM GMT]

What is the responsibility of a company sponsoring a clinical trial when one of its participants gets sick? That's the theme of a ... Click to continue

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Do women blog about science?

Posted by Ivan Oransky

[Entry posted at 19th January 2008 07:56 PM GMT]

When we asked readers who their favorite science bloggers were last year, we started the discussion by reaching out to a number of leading science bloggers. The bloggers who responded were all ... Click to continue

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Science blogging conf.: Ethics, please

Posted by Ivan Oransky

[Entry posted at 19th January 2008 06:51 PM GMT]

Do science bloggers need a code of ethics? Should they disclose conflicts of interest? Moderate comments? Protect anonymous colleagues?

Those were some of the questions raised at the first session, led by ... Click to continue

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Pygmy rabbits may get reprieve

Posted by Ivan Oransky

[Entry posted at 8th January 2008 10:28 PM GMT]

For those of you cheering the pygmy rabbit, you can let up a restrained cheer today - a small one, perhaps, in keeping with the size of the animals. The US Fish and Wildlife Service ... Click to continue

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