Editorials in 2007

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  • Splice the mainbrace: the greatest scientific ocean-drilling vessel ever built is going to sea.

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  • Regulators must be given ways to approve follow-on 'biosimilars' when proteins fall out of patent if the fruits of molecular biology are to have the greatest possible effect on health care.

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  • A European vision and a commitment to openness will foster good science.

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  • Climate change should take ever-increasing priority in the Asia-Pacific region.

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  • The US research community is responding vigorously to calls to help change the system of grant assessment at the National Institutes of Health. A radical transformation is urgently needed.

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  • China needs to rethink its approach to conservation if it wants to protect its endangered tigers.

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  • An unforeseeable chain of insights into an event 65 million years ago merits celebration.

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  • To understand the human genome, researchers must spread their wings to all branches of life.

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  • Biology and physics have much to offer each other — but they must forge equitable partnerships.

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  • Rich people who play with rockets should be encouraged, but not subsidized.

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  • Why should US military personnel be singled out for genetic discrimination?

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  • The deal at the foot of the scientific totem pole remains a raw one.

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  • California is right to sound a cautionary note on electronic voting.

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  • Harder economic times will force governments to ask tough questions about their investments in research.

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  • The European Research Council shouldn't be coy about saying who will get its first set of grants.

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  • South Africa's government has removed the minister most closely associated with public discussion of the country's HIV epidemic. But it must stand by its promises to implement a fresh AIDS strategy.

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  • Our 1869 mission statement is out of date.

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  • Disease advocates should influence, but not dictate, research priorities.

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  • The White House risk-assessment bulletin should be put out of its misery.

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  • The sight of nations jockeying for position on the high seas is becoming more common. An international treaty exists to deal with such disputes and it is time for the US Senate to ratify it.

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