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The Department of Energy will chip in up to $5.5 million for the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE to make cars with low carbon emissions.

A judge rejected a motion to dismiss the patent case brought by the ACLU and patent watchdog group PubPat to challenge gene patents.

Scientists, athletes, and ethicists have collaborated on Performance-Enhancing Technologies in Sports: Ethical, Conceptual, and Scientific Issues, a new book just published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

Climate change, ocean color, and the marine Census of Life are among the items on the agenda for Tuesday's NOAA advisory board meeting.

Do scientists risk hurting their credibility by issuing overly optimistic projections and forecasts? Stuart Blackman says yes.

Charles Nemeroff, the Emory University psychiatrist who got in trouble for failing to properly report income from consulting for drug companies, is leaving the school. The Pharmalot blog says he's heading for the University of Miami.