01 – 07 May 2017 Indian scientist forged ISIS letter to draw attention to his AIDS research An Indian scientist has been caught forging a threatening letter from ISIS and reporting a false attack. Mukesh Shukla faked the ISIS threats in an effort to publicize his research in Arabic, using Google Translate. Find source …
24 – 30 April 2017 Another blow to science after Trump? Marine Le Pen is a ‘terrible danger,’ French research leaders say The French science community appears united against far-right candidate for president Marine Le Pen. Directors of nine major public research institutes describe Le Pen’s candidacy as a “terrible danger”. Find source Climate change is …
17 – 23 April 2017 China to establish cotton biotech lab in Pakistan at CEMB Chinese officials visited Punjab University’s Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB) to discuss establishment of “Pak-China Cotton Biotechnology Laboratory” at CEMB. Find source Female researchers are over-represented on the social-media In the first broad look at the behaviour of …
10 – 16 April 2017 Self-taught artificial intelligence beats doctors at predicting heart attacks Scientists have shown that computers capable of teaching themselves can perform even better than standard medical guidelines, significantly increasing prediction rates. The new method could save millions of lives. Find source Some 100 groups have now endorsed the March …
03 - 09 April 2017 Negative truths Journals and scientists should treat negative results as valid findings worthy of publication, according to a revised version of a European code of research integrity. Find source Giant virus discovery sparks debate over tree of life Evolutionary biologists have never known what to make of viruses, arguing …
27 March – 02 April 2017 First case of 'reprogrammed' stem cells transplantation On 28 March, a Japanese man in his 60s became the first person to receive cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells donated by another person. This represents a major step forward in movement to create banks of ready-made stem cells. Find …
20 – 26 March 2017 Scientists cracked the code for making an unlimited blood supply A team at the University of Bristol and NHS Blood and Transplant say they have made a significant leap towards mass-producing red blood cells suitable for donation by making the stem cells "Immortal". Find source Zika mosquito genome mapped …
13 – 19 March 2017 Genome-based cholesterol drug boosts heart health In a large clinical trial, researchers used a cholesterol drugs targeting protein called PCSK9 to lower the risk of heart disease. But it’s still unclear whether these drugs could be the breakthrough scientists were look for. Find source First fluorescent frog found A …
06 – 12 March 2017 Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, Pioneering Liver Surgeon, Dies at 90 Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, a surgeon and researcher who performed the first successful liver transplant on a human patient in the 1960s and later helped advance the breakthrough drugs that made organ transplants markedly more survivable, died on Saturday …
27 February – 05 March 2017 Scientists Have Grown the World's First Artificial Embryo In a world-first experiment, scientists have managed to grow a functional, artificial embryo from scratch, using two types of stem cells to build life in a Petri dish. Find source WHO says new drugs urgently needed to fight 12 'priority pathogens' …
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