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Spectrum: Autism Research News

Tag: technology

July 2016
Week of JulyJul
18th
2016

Fake facilitation; third strike; Pokémon passion

by  /  22 July 2016

An autism researcher retracts her third paper in as many years, scientists write fraudulent reviews of their own papers, and Pokémon Go boosts social skills in children with autism.

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‘Convergence science’ has potential to accelerate research-to-product pipeline

by ,  /  13 July 2016

A few years ago, Elizabeth Jaffee, professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, probably wouldn’t have imagined that she would team up with an aerospace engineer to advance her research on cancer therapies.

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Week of JuneJun
27th
2016

Brexit effect; ghost game; down with jargon

by  /  1 July 2016

Scientists fret over ‘Brexit,’ a video game boosts cognitive skills in children, and studies detail the downsides of jargon.

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June 2016

Gene-editing tool used to map lineage of cells

by  /  29 June 2016

Researchers have repurposed CRISPR, the popular gene-editing tool, for tracing cell lineages in whole organisms.

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‘Magneto’ manipulates behavior of freely moving mice

by  /  22 June 2016

A magnetically sensitive protein allows researchers to switch on neurons in freely moving mice and zebrafish.

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Finally, biologists get serious about preprints

by  /  17 June 2016

Autism researchers are leading the charge for open sharing of results before publication in peer-reviewed journals.

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May 2016
Week of MayMay
23rd
2016

Tissue tussle; adult inattention; printed hand

by  /  27 May 2016

Proposed changes to federal ethics rules spark concerns among researchers, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may be different in adults, and an artist plans to print a three-dimensional hand using stem cells.

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New gene-editing system can swap single DNA letters

by  /  25 May 2016

A tool that allows researchers to switch one DNA letter with another may help them evaluate the change’s consequences.

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Takeaways from IMFAR 2016

by  /  16 May 2016

Researchers, advocates and others from the autism community came together for the 2016 International Meeting for Autism Research in Baltimore.

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Reactions from IMFAR 2016

by  /  14 May 2016

Scientists give their perspectives on work presented at the 2016 International Meeting for Autism Research.

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