Editorials in 2013

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  • Lasers will one day improve data transfer from spacecraft, but hurdles must still be overcome.

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  • Two huge projects have the potential to revolutionize neuroscience, as long as they don’t drain money from other work and are monitored to keep them on target.

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  • Parents should vaccinate their children against human papillomavirus.

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  • Science communication is changing, but investigative reporting is still important.

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  • Germany’s main funding agency must specify how it will deal with false charges of misconduct.

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  • Italian officials should not go ahead with expensive clinical tests of an unproven stem-cell therapy that has no good scientific basis.

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  • US President Barack Obama gave a fine speech on global warming, but now he must deliver on regulations for coal power and greater fuel economy.

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  • More must be done to boost tissue donation for transplantation and research.

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  • Reforms without consultation will destroy the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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  • Modern sleep patterns cause ill health, so it is time to work out how much rest we really need.

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  • More than 50 years after the WI-38 cell line was derived from a fetus, science and society has still to get to grips with the ethical issues of using human tissue in research.

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  • Better sequencing techniques are enabling some scientists to take personal genomics literally.

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  • DIY attempts at electrical brain stimulation to improve cognition are to get easier.

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  • A project to pool data and tools to calculate earthquake hazards is an important milestone, but it will be down to individuals to decide how to interpret and respond to those risks.

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  • The US government gives up its fight to keep age restrictions on the morning-after pill.

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  • Lucrative prizes emulating the Nobels bring welcome money and publicity for science.

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  • Oversight and public debate about access to personal data are crucial to preserving privacy.

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  • The stigma associated with mental illness discourages investment in finding cures — even though the burden of the disorders on society is immense.

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  • Research must be seen to be accountable, even if that means hanging on to redundant reviews.

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