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Academic journal retracts articles over 'peer review ring' with bogus scholars
10 Jul 2014: Journal of Vibration and Control says 60 articles published over last four years cited academics with 'assumed identities'
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11 Sep 2014:
Dean Burnett: The use of the term ‘nerd’ doesn’t quite match the terrible history of the ‘N-word’, despite what some people might say
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5 Sep 2014: Andrew Holding: It’s easy to dismiss the parents of Ashya King as scientific illiterates in need of a good education, but science engagement that assumes and mocks ignorance is offensive and rarely effective.
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Audio
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4 Aug 2014:
Nick Bostrom on why the creation of a superintelligent computer might be the last invention mankind ever makes
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18 Jul 2014:
An estimated 4.5 million more people will be eligible for statins under new guidance, in addition to 13 million already eligible
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14 Jul 2014: Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky: Journal publishers must acknowledge the limitations of traditional peer review and fully embrace post-publication peer review
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10 Jul 2014:
Journal of Vibration and Control says 60 articles published over last four years cited academics with 'assumed identities'
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Poll,
12 Jun 2014:
US researchers have defended their decision to create a virus similar to the 1918 Spanish flu strain that killed about 50 million people. Are they right to have done so?
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11 Jun 2014:
Researchers say recreation of Spanish flu strain highlights risk of pandemic, but critics say work puts global population at risk
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5 Jun 2014:
Pictures of kittens with plates in their heads are shocking, but we need to approach decisions about animal research with as much objectivity as we can muster, writes Dr Obaro Evuarherhe
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4 Jun 2014: Astronomers who thought they had detected echoes of the big bang may have only seen the effects of space dust
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3 Jun 2014: Mitochondrial replacement is controversial because the law rules out all treatments on humans that require changing their DNA
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22 May 2014:
David Hills: The Saatchi Bill claims it will benefit patients by allowing doctors to innovate, but the evidence isn't nearly as encouraging
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15 May 2014: Jenny Rohn: A safe, effective prevention for this nasty virus is withheld for surprising reasons
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15 May 2014:
Collins says claims 18-20% of those on statins suffered side effects did 'disservice to British and international medicine'
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13 May 2014:
Richard P Grant: A bill being considered by the Department of Health might make it easier, when all else has failed, to get the treatment you need
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