Category Archives: biomedical research

Why we need to better educate the public about science–and stop bill “S. 1973, The Basic Research Act”

Posted on 24 October 2017 by Steve Caplan

The 20th and 21st centuries have arguably been the “Golden Age” for science in the US and other developed countries. Within a generation we have gone from people routinely dying as a result of simple bacterial infections to the power … Continue reading →

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Paid overtime for post-docs? Implications!

Posted on 13 July 2016 by Steve Caplan

A new rule issued by the US Department of Labor, scheduled to go into effect on Dec. 1, 2016, is likely to have a major impact on the structure of the biomedical research enterprise in this country. This rule, which … Continue reading →

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Common sense policies to promote reproducibility in science

Posted on 12 June 2016 by Steve Caplan

The ability of scientists to reproduce published experimental data from other laboratories is the foundation for all scientific advance. Indeed, the whole point of publishing is to educate other scientists (and the public in general) and to build a scaffold … Continue reading →

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“Saving One” — my new lab lit novel

Posted on 21 May 2016 by Steve Caplan

Over the past two years, I have been avidly writing and editing my new lab lit novel, Saving One. This is the story of a widowed biomedical researcher at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, who has a … Continue reading →

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