26 February – 04 March 2018 Is Canada going to be next leader of science after America's funding cut? The latest budget is the single largest investment in investigator-led fundamental research in Canadian history for research that would be “international, interdisciplinary, fast-breaking and higher-risk”. Find source EU expected to vote on pesticide ban after …
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19 – 25 February 2018 Researchers have finally created a tool to spot duplicated images across thousands of papers Publishers would need to join forces to apply image-checking software across the literature. Find source Drug-resistant superbug typhoid hit Pakistan Researchers warn of limited treatment options as mutated strain of typhoid is blamed for surge in …
February Issue Published; Vol 5(2)
February issue of ALS is now published. This time, in our multidisciplinary reads, we are featuring articles from virology reporting HCV burden in a very dark taboo of society, the transgender community; Revisiting the diagonostic role of anti-C1q and ds-DNA in LN patients; Report on MAS for drought tolerant cotton; How bacteria are transforming the …
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12 - 18 February 2018 USA cuts funding to major science agencies including NIH and NSF US president makes last-minute decision to abandon proposal for major cuts to National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and Department of Energy’s science office. Find source New stem-cell based stroke treatment repairs damaged brain tissue Researchers have developed …
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05 – 11 February 2018 Turkish-American NASA scientist sentenced to 7.5 years in prison Serkan Golge, a Turkish-American research scientist at NASA in Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 7.5 years in a Turkish prison Thursday on terrorism charges. Find source Scientists create functioning kidney tissue Scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a …
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29 January – 04 February 2018 Kid co-authors in South Korea spur government probe Researchers sought to boost their children’s chances in university admissions. Find source Brain shows signs of Self-Criticism minutes after death Scientists have observed neural activity in the parts of the limbic system where phenomena such as low confidence, inner ridicule, …
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22 – 28 January 2018 First monkey clones created in Chinese laboratory Two monkeys have been cloned using the technique that produced Dolly the sheep. The animals may be useful for studying cancers and immune disorders. Find source Anti-Darwin comments in India outrage scientists Researchers and government officials have condemned the statements of a …
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15 - 21 January 2018 Science in limbo as US government shuts down Scientists in US are bracing for impact after lawmakers in Congress failed to agree on a plan to fund the government, triggering its indefinite shutdown. Find source China declared world’s largest producer of scientific articles China has overtaken US in terms of …
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09 – 14 January 2018 How to see a memory? Every memory leaves its own imprint in the brain, and researchers are starting to work out what one looks like. Find source Scientists created tuning kit for genetic circuits Input and output levels of genetic circuits in gene promoter library allows to perform tasks …
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01 – 07 January 2018 Germany vs Elsevier: universities win Scientists in Germany can still read journals even though institutions there have not renewed their subscriptions. Find source Deep learning sharpens views of cells and genes Google’s computers glean clues from the arrangement of blood vessels to predict whether someone is at risk …