ethics
A group of scientists is bringing attention to the effects the pandemic could have on the careers of scientific researchers
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An international team has developed five principles that institutions can follow to measure and reward research integrity, aiming to avoid the traditional "publish or perish" system
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A new Hastings Center special report takes a critical look at the role of genomics in perpetuating racism and inequality
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Development of a vaccine for the COVID-19-causing virus could be sped up by conducting controlled human infection studies, but the ethics need to be addressed first
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Professors argue that many of the deficiencies in the way medical research is conducted under normal circumstances seem to be amplified in this pandemic
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Research from University of Pennsylvania reveals that on average, such tests don't reinforce the idea of essentialism, but how much participants know about genetics going in matters
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The latest coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, illustrates how suddenly new threats can emerge, and the important role that research has in understanding the nature of the threat
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Journal editors highlight their concerns regarding the 2018 "Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science" rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency
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The ability to select for traits that are brought about by multiple genes—rather than genetic diseases caused by a single mutation—is more far off and complicated than most people probably realize
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Writing in BioScience, members of a worldwide coalition of scientists argue that too little action has been taken on climate change
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