Opinion: Hold Animal Use Committees Accountable for Their Failures

By Lisa Jones-Engel

As a former committee member who now advises PETA, I believe that claims that the identities of committee members must be kept secret to protect their safety are unfounded.
This opinion article is a response to “Opinion: Time to Take Animal Rights Harassment More Seriously” by Jim Newman of Americans for Medical Progress.

NSF Grant Funding Is Racially Biased, Study Finds

By Andy Carstens

A review of more than two decades of data finds racial disparities in the success rate of National Science Foundation grant proposals.

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Slideshow: Examples of Eukaryotic Horizontal Gene Transfer

By Christie Wilcox

Horizontally transferred genes play significant roles in eukaryotic genomes.

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Eight Weeks of Meditation Doesn’t Change the Brain, Study Finds

Webinar: Harnessing Stem Cells to Treat Disease

By The Scientist Creative Services Team

Kim Vanuytsel and Ryan Flannigan discuss the cutting-edge technologies they incorporate to improve stem cell-based therapies for various disorders, including cancer and infertility.

Resource: A Digital Library Designed for Scientists

By ACS Publications

Explore new areas and delve deeper into burning scientific questions with digital books.

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July 2022 Interactive Crossword

By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Can you think of an 8-letter word for “equines not found in any fossil record”?

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