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Researcher loads patient samples into a machine for DNA testing (Douglas C. Pizac/AP)
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A laboratory researcher in a file photo. REUTERS/Sebastian Derungs
How Biased Is Science, Really?
Researchers have been doing a lot of soul-searching lately. In the midst of increasing scrutiny into the world of how academic papers are published a narrative has crystallized that the academic world is broken and must be fixed. Claims of widespread publication bias...Caption:
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Fighting Fake News With Science
People aren’t getting dumber, despite what a prolific writer of fake news told the Washington Post last fall, but something funny is going on with American media. There’s been an apparent surge in fabricated stories, while the president has accused the New York Times...Caption:
Bill Kochevar, 56, is using computer-brain interface technology and an electrical stimulation system to move his own arm after eight years of paralysis, in this undated handout photo. Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland FES Center/Handout via REUTERS
New Scientific Achievement: Implants Help Paralyzed Man Feed Himself Using His Thoughts
London – In a new scientific achievement, US researchers have succeeded in deploying computer-linked systems to help move the hand and arm of a paralyzed man. The patient underwent an implantation of electrodes in his brain and limbs to stimulate inactive...Caption:
Matthew Mitchell was rushed to Gosford hospital after he was bitten on the finger by a funnel web. Photograph: Mark Baker/Reuters