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1 day agoDaily briefing: Stinkbugs nurture fungi in a newly discovered organ
Female Japanese dinidorid stinkbugs nourish symbiotic fungi in a novel organ and rub the fungi onto their eggs to protect them from parasitic wasps.
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1 month agoResearch misconduct: how the scientific community is fighting back
In 2016, Brian Wansink wrote a blog post that prompted scientific sleuths to investigate his work. They found evidence of data manipulation, and, after several news articles and two investigations by his institution, he would found to have committed misconduct, as defined by Cornell University. His work had been used to inform US policy around food, much of which has now been thrown into question.
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