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Congress Saved the Science Budget—And That’s the Problem

Congress Saved the Science Budget—And That’s the Problem

What the government pays for is what the government thinks is important. And the US government is getting that wrong. The post Congress Saved the Science Budget—And That's the Problem appeared first on WIRED.

August 18, 2016

The Deaths of 9 Retired Research Chimps Ignite a Biology Feud

The Deaths of 9 Retired Research Chimps Ignite a Biology Feud

Deaths in a chimp sanctuary are adding fuel to the fight over the most humane way to retire the US's lab chimps The post The Deaths of 9 Retired Research Chimps Ignite a Biology Feud appeared first on WIRED.

You Can Now Grow Human-Animal Hybrids, But You Can’t Breed ‘Em

You Can Now Grow Human-Animal Hybrids, But You Can’t Breed ‘Em

The federal government just proposed new rules that would allow researchers to grow human-animal hybrids for research, so long as they can't think, feel, or breed. The post You Can Now Grow Human-Animal Hybrids, But You Can't Breed ‘Em appeared first on WIRED.

You Need More Than Rat Tumors to Prove Phones Cause Cancer

You Need More Than Rat Tumors to Prove Phones Cause Cancer

In order to get from a rat’s tumor to a human cancer risk, you have to do a lot of science. The post You Need More Than Rat Tumors to Prove Phones Cause Cancer appeared first on WIRED.