All United States of America articles – Page 8
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NewsUS science agency moves to crack down on IP theft
NSF says new rules respond to the ‘scope and sophistication’ of threats like overseas talent recruitment programmes
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NewsUniversity of California cut off from Elsevier journals after contract cancellation
System of 10 universities has been preparing for loss of journals for months with legal avenues arranged to access new papers
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PodcastCyclopropane
Chemistry’s tastiest bonds for an explosive anaesthetic that was as useful as it was dangerous
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Podcast2C psychedelics
A class of hallucinogenic phenethylamines, explored by the 'godfather of psychedelics' Alexander Shulgin and sadly implicated in a tragedy at a 2017 music festival
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NewsTrump repeals and replaces Obama’s clean power plan to curb coal emissions
Affordable Clean Energy Rule lets states determine how or whether to regulate pollution from coal-fired power plants
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NewsThird of US science and environment advisory committees to be slashed
President Trump’s latest order has science advocates worried
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NewsNorthwestern opens largest biomedical building of any US university
Chemistry sits atop Northwestern University’s new 12-story interdisciplinary biomedical centre
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NewsJust six sexual harassment complaints were received by four of the US’s top funding bodies – over four years
Nasa, energy and agriculture departments and National Institutes of Health all received fewer than three complaints
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NewsEducation specialists in science faculties keep on growing
Specialised teaching roles have expanded 51% in California State University system in 10 years
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PodcastAmantadine
Katrina Krämer investigates how one of the smallest small molecule drugs around saved Jeanna Giese's life
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NewsPatient and research groups condemn draft bill allowing human gene patenting in US
A measure floated by Congress could hinder research and access to gene tests and raise their costs
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NewsTelemedicine abortion provider locks horns with US drug regulator
Food and Drug Administration urged to take action against abortion charity by US politicians
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NewsDarpa wants to genetically engineer soldiers’ skin bacteria to protect them from mosquitoes
Pentagon programme aims to change chemical cues released by human skin microbes to provide a long-term defence from mosquito-borne diseases
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NewsNational Academy of Sciences in the US moves to oust sexual harassers
Members vote to change bylaws so membership of the academy can be revoked in cases of proven conduct breaches
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NewsNew US asbestos rule criticised as outright ban on the carcinogen ditched
Environment agency issues policy that requires companies to seek approval for discontinued uses of the material
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NewsPredatory publisher OMICS fined $50 million by US court for defrauding scientists
Underhand tactics of predatory open access firm revealed in case brought by the Federal Trade Commission
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NewsLab safety challenges persist 10 years after Sheri Sangji’s death
Survey reveals that safety is taken seriously at top US universities but worrying gaps still remain
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NewsUS lists formaldehyde, flame retardents as ‘high priority’ for review
Concerns voiced that the decisions could pre-empt states’ ability to take stronger action on dangerous chemicals
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OpinionDoes science need democracy to flourish?
Evidence shows good work can survive even the harshest regimes