Ethics – Page 4
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FeatureThe rising tide of 'legal highs'
Andy Extance investigates the chemistry that has helped recreational drugs evade the law, and its consequences
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NewsFake peer review hits RSC journals
Questions over true identity of recommended referees sees inorganic materials papers retracted from PCCP, Chemical Communications and Nanoscale
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PodcastBook Club - Frankenstein
If you’re thinking of making a monster from dead body parts then this week’s book club podcast is for you
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OpinionTime to act on conflict minerals
We must end the human cost of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold
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News21,500 cases dismissed due to forensic chemist’s misconduct
US court moves to dismiss thousands of criminal cases involving evidence handled by Annie Dookhan
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NewsResearch integrity report calls for change to flawed system
A US National Academies panel has proposed measures to help curb scientific misconduct
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NewsTaking on chemistry's reproducibility problem
Efforts to get to grips with the problem have meant new ideas and technologies are now being brought to bear
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NewsFears that gene-editing cancer trials are premature
Warnings from geneticists that Crispr trial failures could knock promising technique’s prospects
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OpinionShould we allow 'genetic vaccination' with Crispr?
Gene editing could wipe out diseases such as AIDS – but the risks can’t be ignored
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NewsIntegrity rules ‘well received’ by researchers
Progress report on concordat on research ethics broadly supportive of actions taken so far
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CareersThe security specialists
Kabrena Rodda and Laura Denlinger talk about training Iraqi scientists in chemical safety and security
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NewsPlagiarism probe opened into Croatia’s new science minister
Academic community critical of appointment of politician involved in a number of scandals
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NewsPaper retracted over image manipulation claims
Research group forced to withdraw one biochemistry paper and correct another because of doctored and incorrectly labelled images
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NewsBiochemist settles $8 million case against his university
George Washington University biochemistry professor sued over removal as head of department
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OpinionScience cannot ignore the impact of retracted papers
Citing withdrawn studies can lead to the persistence of discredited findings
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NewsSupport for stiffer sanctions for science fraud in US
Vast majority of the American public wants research fraud criminalised, with many supporting prison sentences
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OpinionWhat's the point of synthesising the human genome?
A plan to build our genome from scratch should be challenged on its scientific merit, not whether it is creating life, argues Philip Ball
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NewsGlobal code of ethics planned for chemists
International group drafts new guidelines on safety, conduct and sustainability