Agency staff members say that the changes are reasonable, but they are worried about the potential effects on review.

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Prominent bioengineer Ali Khademhosseini has so far corrected more than 40 of the papers in question, but critics say some ...

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A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even ...

Claims of leaps in quantum computing are made almost daily, but progress is hard to judge when each research group uses its ...