July 2004
The San Francisco Chronicle
, July
26, 2004
The promise and perils of the nanotech revolution.
Possibilities range from disaster to advances in medicine, space.
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The
Washington Post , July 22, 2004
The
National Academy of Sciences yesterday waded into the murky world of
whether -- or how much -- politics and point of view should be considered
in the appointment of scientists to federal advisory committees.
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United
Press International , July 23,
2004
The possibility federal research dollars
for life science research will be linked to rules aimed at thwarting
terrorists looks more serious.
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Los
Angeles Times , July 23, 2004
Japan 's
top science council voted Friday to adopt policy recommendations that
would permit the limited cloning of human embryos for scientific research,
an official said.
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The
Scientist , July 22, 2004
Members of a National Academy of Sciences
(NAS) panel yesterday (July 21) challenged senior Bush administration
officials over the propriety of asking the political affiliations and
policy positions of scientists being considered for federal government
advisory committees.
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The Scientist
,
July 21, 2004
Outrage over Italian law
:
Stringent guidelines for implementing a controversial law are met with
shock by scientists.
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New
York Times , July 21, 2004
As the field of DNA testing grows, there
are few clear guidelines about which tests laboratories and health care
practitioners should offer.
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The
Scientist , July 19, 2004
Vaccines: Victims of Their Own Success? Why
the most effective public health intervention evokes a mixed response
from the public.
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