A speeding ticket for NIH's controversial cancer star

Article Abstract:

Rosenberg, one of the most prominent and controversial cancer researchers, had a portion of his National Institutes of Health funding deleted from an upcoming contract. Many of his peers feel that he is moving too quickly in injecting gene-modified immune cells into cancer patients.

Research, Management, Cancer research, Biography, Gene therapy, United States. National Institutes of Health, Cancer, Rosenberg, Steven A.

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NSF's new random inspections draw fire

Article Abstract:

The National Science Foundation has adopted a policy of sending investigators from their inspector general's office to inspect universities and other institutions that receive funding from NSF. A NSF inspection of the University of Virginia's biology dept is described.

Universities and colleges, Research institutes, United States. National Science Foundation

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Pasteur notebooks reveal deception

Article Abstract:

Louis Pasteur's laboratory notebooks reveal that he violated medical and ethical standards at least three times. The violations involved claiming credit for a competitor's vaccine and using rabies vaccines on humans before conducting animal trials.

Ethical aspects, Medical ethics, Science and ethics, Scientific ethics, Pasteur, Louis

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