Is it October already? Time to break out those scarves and mittens! As you’re digging through the attic this weekend, be sure to take a break to catch up on some recent headlines. From investigations into scientific integrity, to using crowdsourcing for drug development, you won’t want to miss the articles featured in this week’s Research Ethics Roundup.
Research Ethics Roundup: GM rice, cancer trials, treatment of subject injury, and more!
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Autumn officially begins tomorrow, so whether you spend your weekend watching football, picking apples, or indulging in some pumpkin pie, make sure you leave room for our Research Ethics Roundup. This week’s installment features articles on recent protests over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in China, the human side of clinical trials, and more!
Research Ethics Roundup: Examining the nocebo effect, new clinical trial rules in India, and more!
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India plans to reform oversight of medical research, while Harvard University agrees to restructure their Primate Center. Learn about these changes and more in this week’s Research Ethics Roundup!
Testing what we think we know: This opinion piece from The New York Times posits that researchers ought to spend less time investigating novel technologies, and more time evaluating whether standard treatments are actually effective and efficient.
by Farah Moulvi, MSPH, Institutional Animal Care and Use Program Manager and Biosafety Officer at the University of South Flordia
In sunny Florida, as summer sizzles on, I keep reminiscing about the buzz surrounding the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide) at the <[...] Read more
by Avery Avrakotos, Education and Policy Coordinator
I have to admit it—I’ve never read a thriller before. When I head into bookstores, my eyes always home in on the newest nonfiction releases. So when I picked up Paul McKellips’ 2011 release Uncaged: A Thriller, I was dubious of how long this book would last on my nightstand.
My instinct was right. It didn’t last long—McKellips’ [...] Read more