In Brief

MANY SCIENTISTS CENSOR THEMSELVES: According to a paper published last week in Science, unwritten social and political rules affect what scientists in many fields study and publish.

Joanna Kempner, Clifford S. Perlis, and Jon F. Merz, of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Brown University, and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively, interviewed 41 researchers at top academic departments in fields such as neuroscience, drug and alcohol abuse, and molecular and cellular

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