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Science & Policy News
June 2004
The Scientist, June 22, 2004 While supporting most of the proposed changes to rules governing misconduct in federally sponsored research, scientists express extreme concerns to several changes that would shift the burden of proof in investigations from institutions or the government to individual scientists. The Scientist, June 23, 2004 National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Elias A. Zerhouni yesterday (June 22) told Congress that "drastic changes" are needed to effect a "major reform" of the NIH's ethics rules, practices, and procedures. New York Times, June 20, 2004 Will drilling help? Whenever gasoline prices rise high enough in the United States, pressure builds to reduce the country's dependence on imported oil. New York Times, June 20, 2004 Most couples say they are both grateful for the new information and hugely burdened by the choices it forces them to make. Science, June 18, 2004 This month a high-ranking Japanese science advisory body will try to find middle ground on an issue that has deeply divided both the scientific community and the general public. The issue is therapeutic cloning, currently prohibited under a 3-year moratorium that expires this month. One possible outcome is a recommendation that the government allow a small group of scientists to push ahead under tightly controlled conditions.
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Science Monitor, June 14, 2004
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New York Times, June 1, 2004 If we find a genetic cause for homosexuality, will society be tempted to eradicate gay men and lesbians through testing, treatment, and abortion? Read
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