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Deciphering a cancer treatment’s dark side
New work suggests overproduction of proteins from a cell therapy sets off a dangerous side effect -
Senate bill would boost spending on Trump administration’s research priorities
Bipartisan group of legislators backs “Industries of the Future” -
Top stories: How a tree lives so long, wolf puppies playing fetch, and a giant telescope’s uncertain future
This week’s top Science news -
Department of Energy moves carefully on assessing foreign research collaborations
DOE isn’t yet applying its “risk matrix” for sensitive technologies -
Podcast: Researchers flouting clinical reporting rules, and linking gut microbes to heart disease and diabetes
On this week’s show: An investigation into missing clinical trial results and links between our microbiome and diseases like atherosclerosis, diabetes, and cancer -
Genetically engineered mosquitoes resist spreading any form of dengue
Equipping mosquitoes with an antidengue antibody could someday protect millions of people from dreaded virus -
This is the oldest scorpion known to science
Ancient arachnid could reveal clues about the evolution of modern scorpions and spiders -
Watch wolf puppies stun scientists by playing fetch
Some dog behaviors may have been present before domestication -
Aphid-munching beetle could help save hemlock forests
Insect devours a dangerous pest, but trees are still at risk -
Transparent, power-producing crystals could lead to invisible robots, self-powered touch screens
Simple technique improves piezoelectric materials -
‘Frankenstein’ material can self-heal, reproduce
Bacteria produce “living concrete” -
NSF rolls out huge makeover of science statistics
Agency aims to make authoritative Indicators report more timely -
Mathematicians divided over faculty hiring practices that require proof of efforts to promote diversity
Hundreds choose sides, with each position counting numerical data to support their view -
World on alert for potential spread of new SARS-like virus found in China
Pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan appears to subside, but many questions remain about routes and extent of transmission -
New front emerges in battle to build giant telescope in Hawaii
TMT opponents try to win over other astronomers in priority-setting decadal survey -
Watch scientists use electricity to herd skin cells, like sheep
New technique could advance stem cell therapies, wound healing -
Brain parasite may strip away rodents’ fear of predators—not just of cats
Toxoplasma gondii may have more general effects on mouse behavior than previously thought -
NIH extends reporting mandate to more clinical trials, but obscures their policing
Agency’s approach to enforcement called “regulatory theater” -
Eight publishers to volunteer pricing info in pilot study
Funders driving open-access plan may use template to push for pricing transparency -
Brazil opens ‘spectacular’ Antarctic research base, but will it have the cash to fulfill its potential?
Sleek $100 million facility replaces station that burned down in 2012 -
How the Ginkgo biloba achieves near-immortality
Research reveals mechanisms that allow the tree to live thousands of years -
FDA and NIH let clinical trial sponsors keep results secret and break the law
Science investigation of ClinicalTrials.gov reveals that federal promises to enforce trial transparency have fizzled -
Yada yada … scientists name new virus after Seinfeld catch phrase
Not that there’s anything wrong with that! -
Chinese researchers reveal draft genome of virus implicated in Wuhan pneumonia outbreak
Scientists praise decision to make date public; U.S. group sets out to produce live virus from the sequence
