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‘Ethics is not a checkbox exercise.’ Bioinformatician Yves Moreau reacts to mass retraction of papers from China
A genetics journal has pulled 18 studies over concerns that study participants did not give free consent
Down syndrome identified in 2600-year-old infants through their DNA
Study shows power of paleogenomics to explore incidence of disability in the past
Proposed megafacility to breed monkeys in U.S. dismays activists and neighbors but excites scientists
The new company behind the plan faces animal welfare concerns and opposition from nearby residents
Quarter-million genomes analyzed in NIH project could be ‘hugely important’ for identifying disease risks
All of Us finds many millions of new DNA variants as it moves toward 1 million participants from diverse backgrounds
DNA from enslaved 19th century Maryland girl traced forward to living relatives
“Amazing” link to toddler shows how DNA could help fill in African American family histories lost to slavery
Why the White House is taking so long to issue new research security rules
Science adviser tells Congress balancing openness and safeguards is harder than expected
Lawmaker raises new flap over U.S.-funded virology research that critics call risky
Alleged “gain-of-function” bird flu experiments with China do not pose any threat to people, scientists insist
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‘A tragic mistake’: Decision to close Duke University’s herbarium triggers furor
Century-old institution boasts many unique specimens and is considered a “poster child for modern curation”
New Zealand scraps science reform plan, prompting fears of budget cuts
New center-right government has promised to cut taxes, reduce spending
AI tells beavers apart by the ‘fingerprint’ patterns on their tails
Computer identification of individuals could help researchers study recovery of the species without stressing the animals
New biosecurity group aims to prevent biotech disasters
Organization hopes to safeguard technology advances from misuse and abuse
Watch a beetle larva ambush snails from below, dragging them to their demise
Immature click beetles on the Ryukyu Islands of southwestern Japan display a behavior never before observed in their kind
Seeking clear skies and quiet, astronomers put telescopes on U.S. Moon lander
Small scopes on IM-1 mission would be first optical and radio observatories on the lunar surface
Serengeti’s ‘breathtaking’ mammal migration shaped by grazers’ diets
Camera traps, dung, and GPS capture new details of annual trek by zebras, wildebeests, and gazelles
Amazon River may be altered forever by climate change
More extreme droughts and floods may become the new norm, challenging people and ecosystems
News at a glance: Layoffs at JPL, fossils of ancient innards, and Darwin’s library
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Rice covered in cow cells aims to provide nutritious, sustainable food
“Microbeef sushi” costs about the same as plain rice, but how does it taste?
X-ray survey bolsters prevailing theory of universe’s expansion
eROSITA telescope shows galaxies’ “clumpiness” matches predicted effect of dark energy, dark matter
Mysterious ‘comb’ drawings may be among oldest cave paintings in South America
For millennia, people returned again and again to remote cave to paint comblike motif on its walls
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