Times Union

Research replication can determine how well science is working – but how do scientists replicate studies?

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Amanda Kay Montoya, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Back in ...

DNA's hidden 'traffic controller' protein may hold clues to cancer prevention

A new LUMC study has changed our understanding of how cells work. Researchers have discovered that the CFAP20 protein acts as ...
Boston College

The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD): Reconnection and Replication

The 4-H Study of PYD: Reconnection and Replication aims to extend and replicate the original 4-H Study of PYD. Conducted between 2002 and 2012, the original study found that when PYD was promoted by ...
Digital Journal

Research replication crisis: Weaker research tends to be cited more

Microbiologist preparing a sterility test. Image by Tim Sandle. Microbiologist preparing a sterility test. Image by Tim Sandle. In the research world what often counts more is not the number of ...
News Medical

Study finds MK-4482 inhibits replication of multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in Syrian hamster COVID-19 model

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers found that molnupiravir (MK-4482), an antiviral drug, was effective against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 ...