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Thursday, June 25, 2009 1:44 PM

The swan song of (science) journalism

The sixth World Conference of Science Journalists begins in London next Monday, where understandably a large amount of deliberation will go into where journalism in general, and science journalism in particular, is going. In today's issue of Nature...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 4:29 PM

Hulaballoo over conflict of interests in cancer research

Let's say you read a brilliant research articled, and at the bottom a tiny asterisked note that says: "The author received funding from xyz company for this research." Would you be put off, or discard the just-a-few-minutes-ago-brilliant...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 11:35 AM

The rise of the blogs...

...And the fall of science journalism. Nature Publishing Group, one of the largest in scientific publication, has undertaken a survey of science writers to find out how they are faring in the time of unprecedented pressure from the Internet and the current...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009 8:08 PM

Finally, cancer clues in urine!

For long, the traditional and modern systems of medicine have locked horns over the possible role of urine in cancer treatment. While the former continues its tradition, the latter is applying tools of modern science to test it, finally inching towards...
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Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:15 AM

Celebrating the origin of species

For a change, we are not bemoaning extinction of species. This week marks the 150 th anniversary of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species , and February will mark the 200 th birth anniversary of the man who opened an entirely new book on life...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:39 PM

Budget lessons from Bell Labs

What was once iconic of fundamental research and served as a well-spring of innovation for the telecommunications industry at large is now on the brink. Bell Labs, reports Nature in today's issue, has "bottomed out" . Bell says the report...
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Sunday, August 10, 2008 9:00 PM

Big step in the fight against aging

A few years ago, responding to a query from a senior member of the Indian Academy of Science on tips for keeping the memory sharp and brain active (he said he had problems remembering phone numbers), the noted neurosurgeon from the National Brain Research...
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