Recent reports indicate that Europeans seem to be moving towards acceptance of genetically modified foods, as long as they are properly labeled. Conflict surrounds discussions on GM crops, but there are many facets of the debate over these seeds.
The line between legal and illegal performance enhancement is unclear, and our ability to detect illegal enhancement is even shakier.
A quick look at the issues making the rounds on the science blogs this week.
The Senate is slated to try once again to extend tax credits for solar and wind energy production. Without these tax credits, renewable energy industries will suffer.
A quick look at the issues making the rounds on the science blogs this week.
Experts at a briefing on Capitol hill yesterday discussed global health concerns caused by climate change, but left out the significant impacts Americans will encounter.
The United States lags behind Europe in terms of genetic privacy legislation, argues a commentary in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, but we can use European experience to guide future policy that builds on the Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act.
Embryonic stem cell research, strong scientific input on global warming policy, and more federal funding for scientific research: these are all things the American public wants.
The Senate Finance Committee revisited the problems in international intellectual property rights protection without offering solutions or new points to consider. The conflict between IP protection and the benefits of sharing drugs and technology with developing nations will become even more pertinent as clean energy technologies are perfected.
Individual genetic markers can reveal increased risks of breast and ovarian cancer, but recent research examines the cumulative impact of multiple markers and could inform more effective genetic screening procedures.
The Pentagon’s dismissal of the EPA’s demand that it clean up Fort Meade and two Air Force bases is just the latest chapter in the saga of the administration’s denial and inaction on environmental and climate protection.
According to Lord Nicholas Stern, the cost of ignoring climate change is higher than the cost of acting to mitigate it. He also says he underestimated the danger of inaction in his previous report.
Lawmakers finally have a response to the unfortunate truth that the No Child Left Behind Act often means labs and fieldwork for science classes get left behind in favor of test preparation: the No Child Left Inside Act.
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