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FDA breaks from advisers to clear Aduhelm based on reduction of toxic brain plaques

Bones found in western Iran capture transition from wild to domestic

Pfizer declined to participate in a study involving HIV-infected people and pregnant women and Moderna is balking

Scientists question the usefulness and validation of a saliva-based genetic test now sold in the United States

Automation could aid biodiversity monitoring

The ancient Paratethys Sea once held more water than all of today’s lakes combined

Biopesticide might become safer alternative to existing treatments

Vaccine hesitancy, supply breakdowns lay groundwork for India’s recent COVID-19 surge

Widespread changes to bacterial DNA create designer proteins

On this week’s show: Citizen science helps unearth understanding of periodical cicada broods, and rewriting the genetic code to make novel m...

Advance could precisely link telescopes, yield hypersecure banking and elections, and make quantum computing possible from anywhere

In first day on the job, Eric Lander discusses climate, ARPA-H, and open access

Agency selects two missions for first visit since 1990s

Conacyt faces at least 145 wrongful termination lawsuits

Spending plan environs establishing several new entities for translating basic research into practical tools

Copious amounts of water are crucial to generating both

Population may have reached herd immunity after 75% got two shots of a low-efficacy Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

Study strengthens suspicions first announced in April, but most incidents are mild

Cellphone wielding observers track when and where the insects emerge

Advocates question whether putting ARPA-H at NIH would follow DARPA model

2022 spending request would boost civilian but cut defense research

Biden would hike NSF budget by 20% as senators delay vote on big increase for agency

Controversy delays researcher becoming president’s science adviser

Breakdown of negotiations casts a shadow over Switzerland’s hopes for new round of European research funding

Lawyer for microbiologist Didier Raoult has accused Elisabeth Bik, who analyzes scientific papers for image manipulation, of harassment, bla...