WHO and the Ugandan government are discussing if and how these doses can be incorporated into one or more clinical trials of other candidate Ebola vaccines that could launch as soon as next month. science.org/content/articl…

Luis Jaime Castillo Butters, a prominent Peruvian archaeologist who was among the first members of the U.S. Academy to be removed for misconduct violations, filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit against the academy. science.org/content/articl…

Merck locates frozen batch of undisclosed Ebola vaccine, will donate for testing in Uganda’s outbreak science.org/content/articl…

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Under the new approach, eLife will charge authors whose submitted manuscripts are invited to undergo peer review $2000 for that service. science.org/content/articl…

UPDATE: September's global average concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) was about 419 parts per million (ppm), a roughly 50% increase since 1750 due to human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and land-use change. (1/3) climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/ca…

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Neighborhoods classified as risky for mortgage lenders in 1930s—largely because the residents were Black and poor—now have smaller trees from fewer species than neighborhoods that didn’t experience such discrimination. science.org/content/articl…

Brazil’s presidential race is much closer than the polls predicted—and scientists are fretting. science.org/content/articl…

Was a study that created a hybrid COVID-19 virus too risky? Here’s a quick guide to the controversy. science.org/content/articl…

Some scientists are watching nervously, worried that expanded regulation could worsen what they already see as a murky, problematic oversight system. Others say the proposed changes don’t go far enough. science.org/content/articl…

Harvard studies on infant monkeys draw fire, split scientists science.org/content/articl…

NEWS: Gilda Barabino & Sudip Parikh of AAAS are honored to host White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Director Dr. Arati Prabhakar as she delivers a speech on Achieving America’s Aspirations. Watch the livestream this Friday, Oct. 21 at 3 pm ET.

“Prior to this, there’s a feeling that DOE just didn’t care about nonresearch broader impacts.” science.org/content/articl…

NSF hopes big data will finger grantees not reporting foreign support science.org/content/articl…

Simple, reliable reactions that 'click' molecules together garner chemistry Nobel science.org/content/articl…

In a recent interview with ScienceInsider, Rick Bright explains the Pandemic Prevention Institute's early demise, what he plans to do next, and his deeper concerns about the future of pandemic prevention. ⬇️ scim.ag/4b