TOP STORY | Human Skin Cells Converted Directly into Functional Neurons Researchers have for the first time directly converted human skin cells into functional forebrain neurons, without the need for stem cells of any kind. [Press release from Columbia University Medical Center discussing online prepublication in Cell]
| SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO OUR INTERACTIVE POLL | | POLICY | Debt Ceiling Bill May Hurt Science The debt ceiling proposal that passed the House of Representatives on Monday (August 1) will likely cause deep spending cuts for government scientific research if the Senate passes the bill. [Senate, United States] A First Look at the Debt Agreement and U.S. Research The legislation President Barack Obama signed to avert a government default offers few details on how the United States will achieve a now-mandated $917-billion cut to discretionary spending over the next decade. [Barack Obama Legislation, United States] Divided Appeals Court Rules on BRCA Case In a 2‐1 decision, a federal appeals court partially reversed a lower court’s ruling in the Association for Molecular Pathology’s case that challenges patents on two human genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. [Federal Appeals Court, United States] Researchers Welcome Promised U.K. Copyright Reform The U.K. government has decided to make the country’s copyright laws more compatible with research practices in the internet age—bringing them “into line with reality,” as business secretary Vince Cable put it in a speech. [U.K. Government, United Kingdom] Brazil Promises 75,000 Scholarships in Science and Technology The Brazilian government has announced a plan to invest 3.16 billion real (R$; US$2.02 billion) in 75,000 science and technology scholarships by the end of 2014. [Brazilian Government, Brazil]
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