All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 30
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NewsUS agency concludes asbestos exposure poses ‘unreasonable’ risk in many cases
Environmental Protection Agency finds exposure to asbestos in the chlor-alkali industry and elsewhere poses serious risk
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Research‘Liquid biopsy’ blood test accurately spots cancer by detecting DNA methylation
Power of AI harnessed to identify 50 different cancers before symptoms have even begun to emerge
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BusinessCan existing drugs slow Covid-19?
The fastest route to treatments may be to repurpose existing drugs – if they work
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NewsAnother US researcher charged with lying about Chinese ties
Physicist faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding West Virginia University while secretly working for Chinese talent programme
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NewsUS military sites that may be contaminated by PFAS grow by 60%
The Pentagon has released new analysis that says there are 651 military sites with groundwater that may be polluted with fluorinated chemicals
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NewsNew Covid-19 test delivers diagnoses up to three time faster
Researchers at the University of Oxford claim their new coronavirus diagnostic technology is fast and highly accurate
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NewsHundreds of universities closing across the US in response to coronavirus threat
Universities are moving to online classes, while research projects grind to a halt at some institutes
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BusinessFDA freezes foreign facility inspections amid coronavirus pandemic
US regulator will rely on border checks and shared data, but some approval processes may be delayed
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News‘Cultural evolution’ needed to reinvigorate academic research
Research funding and academic reward systems should get an overhaul to recognise mentoring and public engagement
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NewsWhite House science adviser taking practical line on espionage at universities
Fears over intellectual property theft have flourished in the US amid news that Harvard, Yale and MIT failed to report billions in foreign research support
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News‘Culture change’ needed in US to increase number of women in science and engineering
National Academies report urges universities and research funding agencies to update their policies to improve recruitment, retention and advancement of women
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OpinionNow’s not the time to tiptoe around the issues on science and immigration
It’s time to speak out amid increasing nationalism, as science is a global and collaborative enterprise
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NewsModern dance about zebrafish brains wins 12th Dance your PhD prize
Annual award challenges scientists to communicate their doctoral research using interpretive dance
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NewsOpen data and genomics are at the forefront in battle to control coronavirus
Efforts to tackle the virus have seen unprecedented cross-border collaboration
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NewsIndustry and academic chemistry titan John Cadogan dies
Past president of the Royal Society of Chemistry passes away aged 89
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NewsTrump proposes slashing basic and applied research by 9.1% in budget
White House requests big cuts to US science agencies but Congress is unlikely to back them
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Research‘Chemical ear defenders’ could prevent hearing loss
Discovery of receptor connected to hearing loss has led to a chemical compound that can protect the neuromechanical machinery in mice’s ears
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NewsMost major journals’ peer review and preprint policies are unclear
Roughly one-third of 171 top academic journals surveyed offer no info on the type of peer review they use, and 40% have ambiguous preprint rules
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NewsTrump pressed by Nobel laureates to make US-funded research available for free
White House proposal for free and immediate access to taxpayer-funded research currently appears to be stalled
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Business3M slashes 1500 jobs globally
Reduction adds to 2000 layoffs announced in April, and is intended to save the company $110–120 million annually