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FDA is urged to disqualify a hospital review board and two doctors over clinical trial missteps
Source: Stat News “A slap-on-the-wrist approach for such noncompliance ... will not suffice,” Public Citizen argued in its petition to the FDA.
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The Department of Defense is issuing AI ethics guidelines for tech contractors
Source: Technology Review The controversy over Project Maven shows the department has a serious trust problem. This is an attempt to fix that.
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As data probe concludes, spider biologist placed on leave, has Ph.D. thesis ‘withdrawn’
Source: Science Canadian university completes investigation into star ecologist Jonathan Pruitt, but does not release its findings.
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Europe’s Roma people are vulnerable to poor practice in genetics
Source: Nature Analysis of how papers and databases are handled and interpreted shows that geneticists in Europe must stamp out unethical research practices at home, not just abroad.
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Artificial intelligence helps scientists spy on chimp behavior in the wild
Source: Science Computer programs could save researchers “decades” of work.
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AI cracks the code of protein complexes—providing a road map for new drug targets
Source: Sceince Software maps thousands of the partnered proteins that govern cell biology.
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Oversight of Higher Ed COVID-19 Funds
Source: Inside Higher Ed Colleges and universities have spent over half of the funds designated by Congress to provide COVID-19 relief, according to Under Secretary James Kvaal.
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WHO Develops Clinical Trials Tailoring Approach for Biosimilars
Source: Center for Biosimilars The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a fresh draft of its biosimilar evaluation guidelines. Medicines for Europe science and policy expert Marta Baldrighi, PhD, explains the significance.
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How Analytics and Data Management Guided Universities Through the Pandemic
Source: Campus Technology IT and analytics teams have had their time to shine during the past 18 months, as they integrated systems, built dashboards and tackled data governance challenges in order to provide the information needed to keep the campus community safe.
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