Science & Society

After a year of juggling research, childcare and COVID-19 anxiety, some early-career academics are rethinking their place in autism science.

After a study revised a popular measure for alexithymia, it was pulled for copyright infringement because the authors did not pay a $40 fee or obtain permission to use the measure.

In this week’s Community Newsletter, we discuss mice with one functioning copy of CUL3, implementation science, quality control in biomedical research and a rhyming research method.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 31 May.

Federal funding for autism research increased by $23.2 million from 2016 to 2018, according to the latest report from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.

This week’s Twitter stroll turns up papers on autism’s genetic architecture, news affecting the burgeoning gene synthesis industry, and a new festival focused on participatory research.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 24 May.

This week’s Community Newsletter dives into the contentious stem cell debate and a new way to measure autism traits.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 17 May.