The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.

The peer review system that validates scientific research is trapped in a self-defeating cycle. A new mathematical model shows why—and what comes next.

The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity will be held in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.

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Statistical thinking is a core part of solid, trustworthy biology. However, many studies still include insufficient sample sizes, have poor experimental design or select an incorrect statistical metho...

I started as an assistant professor of molecular biology at the University of Wyoming in 2001.

The new declaration echoes similar efforts from NIH and EPA.

Seventy-Five Days of Embarrassing Ineptitude

Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli contamination.

Management tried to quash outpouring of support for beleaguered agency

The widespread terminations at the Department of Health and Human Services have drawn questions about the functioning of key health programs.

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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...

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