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Chinese legislators are planning to implement a new set of regulations on gene editing in humans. The main intent behind this move is to ensure that the participants’…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- May 22, 2019
Thousands of researchers flocked to the streets of Brazil to protest a major cut in the public education budget. Education Minister Abraham Weintraub announced a 30% cut…
- Fatima Qureshi
- May 22, 2019
The presence of articles from predatory journals on PubMed is now a budding concern among the research community. There have been multiple instances where researchers…
- Fatima Qureshi
- May 16, 2019
The UK is likely to abandon expensive journal subscriptions for more “read and publish” agreements, taking cue from other European nations like Germany and Norway.
- Fatima Qureshi
- May 14, 2019
The White House has unveiled a joint committee to tackle obstacles faced by the American research enterprise. Leaders from several federal agencies will work together to…
- Fatima Qureshi
- May 10, 2019
Have you heard of Plan S? It has been one of the hottest topics of discussion among academics over the past few months. Most of you might be aware of what it is. If you…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- May 9, 2019
How does the general population perceive science and scientists? This post summarizes 3M's report State of Science Index: 2019 Global Findings on what people think about…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- May 8, 2019
The German budget plan includes a 3% yearly increase in research spending; the number of yearly evaluations for institutions is likely to rise too.
- Fatima Qureshi
- May 7, 2019
Thousands of researchers in Argentina joined a nationwide strike last week to protest the austerity measures announced by the government. The scientific community’s…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- May 3, 2019
Since receiving his PhD from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1991, Prof. Youngmin Kim has been teaching literature in English and critical theory at the…
- Jayashree Rajagopalan
- May 3, 2019