02 – 08 October 2017
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017 was awarded jointly to three scientists "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm". Find source
Uganda removes key hurdle to GM crops
Biotech researchers are celebrating the long-awaited passage of a bill this week that clears the way for large-scale field tests and commercial release of genetically modified (GM) crops. Find source
Publishers take ResearchGate to court, alleging massive copyright infringement
Scholarly publishing giants Elsevier and others have filed a lawsuit against ResearchGate, a popular academic networking site, alleging copyright infringement on a mass scale. Find source
Controversial pesticides found in honey samples from six continents
Researchers who tested honey from nearly 200 sites worldwide found that 75% of their samples contained some level of the pesticides, according to a report published on 6 October in Science. Find source
Fingerprints lack scientific basis for legal certainty
A new report says that courtroom testimony and reports stating or even implying that fingerprints collected from a crime scene belong to a single person lack scientific foundation. Find source
