Researchers are increasingly turning to artificial-intelligence tools that can handle complex, multi-step processes.

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Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

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I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations ...

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Being named as a Nobel laureate is the ultimate prize for many scientists, but how do other science prizes compare?

The obsession with economic output as a measure of human development puts sustainability on the back burner. Researchers can ...

A tool called Funding the Frontier visualizes all the downstream impacts of funding — and predicts which studies will have ...

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