NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 27th August 2008 06:00 PM GMT] Viruses in the deepest ocean environments are unexpectedly strong regulators of the deep sea biosphere, according to a paper published tomorrow (August 28) in Nature.
By infecting and killing bacteria and other prokaryotes viruses are the main producers of the organic matter that sustains life at 1000 meters deep and below. By generating this biomass, viruses also make major contributions to the carbon cycle and other ... Click to continue
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 7th August 2008 08:51 PM GMT] If you're found guilty of plagiarism or scientific fraud, is your academic career as a researcher over? Not according to a study published in Science tomorrow (August 8), which contradicts a long-standing assumption by suggesting that rebuilding a career after a misconduct finding is difficult, but not impossible.
"While the punishments [for misconduct] are severe, there are hopes for redemption," said ... Click to continue
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 1st August 2008 04:54 PM GMT] A biodefense researcher committed suicide this week, just as the US government was about to indict him for the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people and caused a national panic.
The microbiologist, Bruce E. Ivins, whose death was first reported today (August 1) in the Los Angeles Times, was a top scientist at a US Army biodefense research facility in Fort Detrick, Md., where... Click to continue
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