Huge reproducibility project fails to validate dozens of biomedical studies
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Brand-new colour created by tricking human eyes with laser
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Low overlap of transcription factor DNA binding and regulatory targets
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Nature’s guide to what’s next
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Brain cells given an ‘invisibility cloak’ fix Parkinson’s symptoms in rats
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Studying seabirds with a cactus as a research assistant
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Trump team removes senior NIH chiefs in shock move
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A brain drain would impoverish the United States and diminish world science
You have full access to this article via your institution. For decades, one country more than any other has been
Publishers trial paying peer reviewers — what did they find?
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