During the recently concluded 2016 Presidential campaign, we heard concerns from many ASCB members about the anti-science actions a Donald…
Read MorePreprints are coming to the biological sciences. For decades, scientists would write research papers outlining recently completed experiments and send…
Read MoreCongress gets criticized for many things, but sometimes it gets things right and should be complimented. One of the times…
Read MoreOtto von Bismarck is reported to have said, “Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being…
Read MoreFlyBase, WormBase, Saccharomyces Genome Database, ZFIN, Mouse Genome Database, and Rat Genome Database—these are all model organism databases (MODs). Essential…
Read MoreIt turns out they like us, or so they say. Basic researchers should take note that for the second year…
Read MoreAnniversaries are supposed to be Good Times events. This year marks the 25th anniversary of a landmark report by the…
Read MoreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the agency of Congress that provides nonpartisan budget analysis to members of Congress, released…
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Miles’ Law states that where you stand depends on where you sit. Coined by Rufus F. Miles, Jr., an assistant…
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A new menu is being written on Capitol Hill by congressional leaders determined to change the taste of federal science…
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