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Dec 15, 2015

More Data, More Review Needed

A GAO review finds no evidence of disparities in grant success rates by gender at agencies with sufficient data, but some agencies are not conducting required Title IX compliance reviews.

Dec 14, 2015

And Confirmed, Too

Cherry Murray has been confirmed as the new Department of Energy Office of Science head.

Nov 12, 2015

USDA, DOE to Award $4M in Funding for Genomic-Based Biofuel Research

The USDA and DOE aim to fund research that will improve the use of biomass and plant feedstocks for the production of fuels or renewable chemical feedstock.

Nov 02, 2015

Let Them Do It Their Way

A commission requested by Congress recommends that national labs be given more latitude, ScienceInsider reports.

Aug 20, 2015

Work Better Together

Cherry Murray, the nominee to head the Department of Energy's Office of Science, wants to better integrate its national labs with other DOE labs, if confirmed.

Aug 07, 2015

New Picks for Science Posts

The White House has announced nominations for the NSF deputy director and the director of the DOE's Office of Science.

Jun 25, 2015

JGI Researchers Develop Automated Protocol to Decontaminate Microbial Sequences

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ProDeGe combines homology- and sequence composition-based methods to automatically identify and remove likely contaminants in single-cell sequence data.

Jun 19, 2015

US Energy Department Provides $30M for Sorghum Crop Development

The funding goes to six projects, which will seek to develop better sorghum crops though the use of genetic and other technologies.

Feb 25, 2015

JGI, Stanford Tap Spiral's Software for Energy Research, Variant Detection

DOE's JGI and Stanford will use Spiral's variant detection solutions in sustainable energy research and disease studies.

Jul 17, 2014

DOE, USDA Pump $12.6M into Bioenergy, Feedstock Genomics Projects

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The US Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy said today they have awarded $12.6 million for 10 research projects in 10 states that will use genomics approaches to improve biomass feedstocks for use in biofuels, biopower, and other similar products.

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The Scan

Hundreds and Hundreds Retracted

The Washington Post reports that a Russian Academy of Sciences commission has led to the retraction of hundreds of scientific papers.

Guilty Plea in Kickback Case

The Los Angeles Times' Daily Pilot reports the chief executive of Vantari Genetics has pleaded guilty in a kickback scheme.

Florida Bill Moves Ahead

News 4 Jax reports that a Florida bill to prevent life and long-term care insurers from using genetic information in their coverage decisions has easily passed one committee.

Science Presents Studies Into Disease-Causing Mutations Among Bone Marrow Donors; Links Between Heavy Drinking, Other Disease

In Science this week: potentially pathogenic mutations found in hematopoietic stem cells from young healthy donors, and more.

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