Great article over at Nature showcasing what exactly happens to fetal tissue that is donated for research. I’ve…

Springer has retracted 64 papers (a list according to Retraction Watch) due to the practice of faking your own peer…

I think this is one of the worst fauxpologies I’ve seen in a while.

Italian scientists are coming under attack yet again, this time, being blamed for an infection which is endangering…

This is a pretty amazing paper out in Cell this week showing that clams are getting leukemias that are the result of…

Bwahahahahaha this is rich.

I actually laughed when I came across this research article in this week's Science, titled "Conservatives report,…

I've lived in the Bay Area for the past 20 years, and it's been astonishing how the housing prices have soared. …

Awesome article over at SciAm about the use of dogs in order to track rare animals in the wild for research…

Came across this new method of immunohistochemistry called multiplexed ion beam imaging, which allows for a greater…

Journal of Brief Ideas, where they will only accept papers that are 200 words or less. And no, there is no…

I know this isn't totally O-deck on-topic, but I thought this was a really well-made video that encapsulates all the…

I love this. May Britt Moser accepted her Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (shared with Edvard Moser and John…

I'm going to go with cute.

Some food for thought from Scientific American over why we should be cautious in the search for Ebola treatments.

Hi! Long time no post. Apparently, trying to finish a PhD and plan a wedding at a same time is not a good idea =P

Thank you Google for reminding me that today is Dr. Jonas Salk's birthday (sorry Quasi Hatrack, I just had to give…

From this cool post on the development of a super slick surface inspired by pitcher plants.

Well this is unsettling. Apparently the National Science Foundation (NSF) is under some increased scrutiny right…

A nice post at NPR showing how contagious Ebola is compared to other viruses: