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Science & Policy News
March 2005
The Washington Post, March 30, 2005 Report on Global Ecosystems Calls for Radical Changes: Many of the world's ecosystems are in danger and might not support future generations unless radical measures are implemented to protect and revive them.
Scientific American, March 28, 2005 In the business of synthetic life : Scientists like James J. Collins see a bright future in the seed-stage science of synthetic biology. Read up on the science that could turn our cells into pharmaceutical factories.
Some pharmacists say no to filling birth-control prescriptions : An increasing number of pharmacists around the country are refusing to fill prescriptions for birth-control and morning-after pills, saying that dispensing the medications violates their personal moral or religious beliefs.
Science of the small produces 'huge' savings: A California entrepreneur has found a way to double or even quadruple the life of deep-frying oil with the help of nanotech. New York Times, March 25, 2005 New Vaccine Said to Offer Hope Against Bacterium: A strengthened version of Prevnar has proven vital in areas where Streptococcus pneumonium is a problem.
CNN, March 24, 2005 Are you eating genetically modified food?: Most Americans don't know the answer. Do you?
Science, March 24, 2005 UK Report Backs Deregulation of Controversial Research: The UK House of Commons' Science and Technology Committee has recommended that the ban on genetic modification of human embryos be relaxed.
Nature, March 24, 2005 Lawsuits and logistics tie up California's stem-cell funds: Amidst spools of red tape, lawsuits and allegations of shady dealings in CRIM, Proposition 71's funds will be sitting stagnant for a long time.
New York Times, March 23, 2005 India Tightens Law, Alarming Advocates for AIDS Patients: A change in Indian patent law has some people up in arms because of the cost increases on the horizon.
UC Berkeley, March 21, 2005 Wolves alleviate impact of climate change on food supply: Yellowstone National Park's gray wolves, once nearly extinct there, have returned to play a critical role in easing the effects of climate change on food availability.
CERN prepares world's biggest science grid: To deal with the estimated 15TB per year data output of the Large Hadron Collider, CERN has assembled a 31-nation strong grid.
Expatica, March 18, 2005 STD outbreak concealed for science: A group of Dutch medical specialists kept an outbreak of LGV hidden from authorities - so they could be the first to write about it in a journal.
EurActive.com, March 10, 2005 The Role of Scientific Information in Policymaking: This short report looks at the EU's use of science in risk-making decisions - and finds much to take issue with.
The Scientist , March 8, 2005 Politician stopped GM studies: The German agriculture minister is being investigated after allegations that she ordered two studies in GM tech stopped and silenced. Archbishop warns of social collapse: A voice has been raised asking the world to consider the relationship between environmental and economic challenges - it belongs to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Kansas City Star, March 6, 2005 Researchers in U.S. Increasingly Feel Embattled, Distrusted: In a scant 40 years attitude towards science in the US has gone from bombastic to bland. What "bruised" science?
What's in a Species' Name? More Than $450,000: In an effort to raise money for conservation and taxonomy German group BIOPAT has been selling naming rights. Read
more A Place For Race In Medicine?: The taboos of racial biology are under new light - is there medical value to creating race-specific treatments?
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