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Environment

Man or mouse? Why drug research has taken the wrong turning

Drug research has got so hooked on working with genetically modified animals that it has lost touch with human disease

Joseph Garner

Environment

Lab mice are sending us on a wild goose chase

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Humans

It’s not just the Nobel committee: scientists love Bob Dylan too

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Humans

Our biases get in the way of understanding human behaviour

Health

US government wants more cannabis farms for science

Brexit

Humans

Cast into limbo, UK science is confronting Brexit uncertainty

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Humans

Evolutionary forces are causing a boom in bad science

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Vote Brexit and British science will still be a powerhouse

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In a world of cross-border cooperation, Brexit will harm the UK

Humans

Family or science: women shouldn’t have to choose

Things have changed for women in science since the times of 18th century physicist Emilie du Chatelet, but barriers to progress remain

Humans

Silicon Valley cash is flooding into science – but is it useful?

Where are all the black women in science?

Humans

Struggling to keep up appearances

Humans

A word in your ear, Prime Minister