GENOMEWEB
A Beef with Publishers - 22 Feb 2012
One researcher says publishers are to blame for "squelching science communication."
Science for All - 22 Feb 2012
Jordan's Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan says scientific research must be driven by the world's needs.
This Week in Nucleic Acids Research - 22 Feb 2012
In Nucleic Acids Research this week: sequence-based methylation data analysis pipelines, 5'-UTR RNA G-quadruplex-mediated translational control, and more.
Roy Britten Dies - 22 Feb 2012
Roy Britten, a Caltech biologist, has died.
Reaching Out - 21 Feb 2012
One researcher says scientists have to get innovative in communicating their ideas to the public.
Zombie Flower - 21 Feb 2012
Researchers have regenerated the DNA of a long-dead plant.
'Social' Science - 21 Feb 2012
A researcher shares how he is trying to make science a social endeavor.
Renato Dulbecco Dies - 21 Feb 2012
The sequencing proponent who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in medicine has died.
This Week in PNAS - 21 Feb 2012
In PNAS this week: whole-exome sequencing reveals new DLBCL variants, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in yeast, and more.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., on His Genome - 20 Feb 2012
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., discusses what he found in his genome sequence.
'Announcement We've Been Waiting For' - 20 Feb 2012
Oxford Nanopore's GridION/MinION announcement sent shockwaves across the blogs and Twitter.
This Week in PLoS - 20 Feb 2012
In PLoS this week: bias in GO annotations, DFTD karyotpes, positive selection for new disease mutations in human germline, and more.
Rise of the 'Mega-Correction' - 20 Feb 2012
When is a retraction better than a correction?
SCIENCENOW
Old Elephants Make Bad Role Models - 22 Feb 2012
More-mature bulls teach youngsters how to raid farms
Live Chat: The Fate of Fusion - 22 Feb 2012
Experts talk about the future of fusion research in the United States and abroad
BREAKING NEWS: Error Undoes Faster-Than-Light Neutrino Results - 22 Feb 2012
It appears that the faster-than-light neutrino results, announced last September by the OPERA collaboration...
Ancient Elephants Followed the (Female) Leader - 21 Feb 2012
Seven-million-year-old footsteps reveal today's elephants lived in family groups much like their prehistoric kin
Video: I, Fishbot - 21 Feb 2012
Study finds fish follow a robot when it makes swimming easier
It's Official: Physics Is Hard - 21 Feb 2012
Even computers think finding equations that describe the progression of a system through time is difficult
Some Planets Are Alien Invaders - 21 Feb 2012
Billions of stars may have snatched their most distant worlds
Podcast: Alaskan Hunters, Battling Microbes, and Improving Street Smarts - 21 Feb 2012
Part two of some of our favorite stories from AAAS 2012
ScienceShot: Water World Is New Type of Planet - 21 Feb 2012
Hubble spies liquid planet with atmosphere composed mostly of water
Podcast: Scientists—The Next Generation - 21 Feb 2012
Who are the researchers of the future?
A Practical Blueprint for a Low-Carbon Electric World? - 20 Feb 2012
New report presents “transformative” technologies to wean world from fossil fuel-based electricity
Nuclear Reactors Not Needed to Make the Most Common Medical Isotope - 20 Feb 2012
New technique uses a medical cyclotron to produce radioisotope
Podcast: Engineering Public Health - 20 Feb 2012
How are scientists using apps and cellphones for public health?
ScienceShot: Medical Imaging, In A Snap - 19 Feb 2012
Researchers dramatically increase speed of MRI scans
Podcast: Oceans of the Future - 19 Feb 2012
Will there be fish on the menu 100 years from now?
Global Fisheries Deals: What’s the Catch? - 19 Feb 2012
Some fishing agreements between developed and undeveloped countries are not what they seem
Podcast: The Future of Mineral Resource Dependence - 19 Feb 2012
Can we balance our social and environmental responsibilities?
No Omnivore’s Dilemma for Alaskan Hunter-Gatherers - 19 Feb 2012
Newly constructed food webs show how the Aleuts fit into an island ecosystem.
Q&A: What Can Indigenous People Tell Us About Climate Change? - 19 Feb 2012
An expert discusses what scientists are learning from the native inhabitants of Arctic communities
Video: Fit Hearts Have Street Smarts - 19 Feb 2012
Kids who are in shape are better at multitasking