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Oral immunotherapy induces remission of peanut allergy in some young children
Source: National Institutes of Health NIH trial found experimental therapy also reduced most children’s sensitivity to peanut.
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Xenotransplantation: Three Areas of Concern
Source: The Hastings Center News of the first transplant of a pig’s heart into a human raises hope that the procedure could one day help alleviate the shortage of organs. But before we forge ahead with xenotransplantation trials, we should be concerned about several issues.
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Academic fraud factories are booming, warns plagiarism sleuth
Source: Times Higher Education Firms that sell co-authorship on papers accepted by reputable journals are likely turning over millions of pounds a year.
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Europe launches initiative to transform clinical trials
Source: Biopharma-Reporter Regulatory bodies in the European Union have launched an initiative to develop the region as a focal point for clinical research and to better integrate clinical research in the European health system.
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Ethical, legal, and social issues in the Earth BioGenome Project
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) is an audacious endeavor to obtain whole-genome sequences of representatives from all eukaryotic species on Earth.
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193 countries adopt first-ever global agreement on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Source: United Nations All the Member states of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted on Thursday a historic agreement that defines the common values and principles needed to ensure the healthy development of AI.
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Women face 'concrete ceiling' in advancing in higher education
Source: The Hill “Let’s stop trying to fix the women and instead fix the system,” Andrea Silbert, president of the Eos Foundation, said in a statement. “What we are seeing is systemic bias.”
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink is hiring a clinical trial director
Source: The Verge Musk says human trials could start this year.
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Google Forms Blockchain Group Under Newly Appointed Executive
Source: Bloomberg Google is forming a group dedicated to the blockchain and related technologies under a newly appointed executive who has spent more than a decade on the company’s core business of search advertising.
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