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SACHRP: IRBs Should Broaden Safeguards for Research Participants' Families, Communities
Source: Cosmos By Theresa Defino In 1997, an article in the September issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry discussed a study involving “34 younger brothers of convicted delinquents.”
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N.C. becomes second U.S. state to report unusual cases of hepatitis in kids
Source: STAT News Health authorities in North Carolina say they are investigating two cases of hepatitis in young children, making the state the second to report cases that appear to be linked to an outbreak that is being seen in a growing number of countries.
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Top-tier US universities push for open science
Source: Times Higher Education Presidents of 65 top-ranked institutions embark on joint quest to create shared research culture through tenure and promotion practices.
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How the AI industry profits from catastrophe
Source: MIT Technology Review As the demand for data labeling exploded, an economic catastrophe turned Venezuela into ground zero for a new model of labor exploitation.
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Biotech firm announces results from first US trial of genetically modified mosquitos
Source: Nature Oxitec reports that its insects behaved as planned — but a larger trial is needed to learn whether they can reduce wild mosquito populations.
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Heartbeat-Tracking Technology Raises Patients’ and Doctors’ Worries
Source: KHN If someone’s heart skips a beat, tech companies want to let them know about it. Gadget firms — starting with Apple and now Fitbit, which is owned by Google — are selling wearable devices that check heartbeat rhythms and alert users when something is out of sync.
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‘Dysfunctional.’ NSF graduate fellowship review process draws criticism
Source: Science Reviewers share behind-the-scenes details—and changes they’d like to see.
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Omicron splinters into fast-spreading lineages, highlighting coronavirus’s evolution
Source: STAT News A burgeoning form of Omicron, called BA.2.12.1 — itself a sublineage of the BA.2 branch — now accounts for nearly one in five cases of Covid-19 in the U.S.
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Is Geopolitics Closing the Door on Open Research?
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education Without clear guidance, some college leaders have forsworn overseas collaborations.
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Barriers to academic data science research in the new realm of algorithmic behaviour modification by digital platforms
Source: Nature Behavioural big data and algorithmic behaviour modification technologies controlled by commercial platforms have become difficult for academic researchers to access.
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