Editorials in 2012

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  • The bid to halt air transport of lab animals poses an imminent threat to biomedical research.

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  • Better models are needed before exceptional events can be reliably linked to global warming.

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  • A 20-year campaign of scientific fraud says as much about the research community as it does about the perpetrator. The system that allowed such deception to continue must be reformed.

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  • After several years of wrangling, zoologists can now name new species online only.

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  • Sometimes, the use of metrics to assess the value of scientists is unavoidable. So let's come up with the best measure possible.

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  • US military furtiveness is hindering progress and the development of technology.

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  • The data from the ageing Voyager probes are illuminating the edge of the Solar System.

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  • The US government has changed how biomedical scientists disclose their financial interests. The revised rules are welcome, but Internet access to the identified conflicts should be a requirement.

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  • Publication of ENCODE data drives innovation in data mining.

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  • If Europe is to achieve the science-investment goals it set for the decade, it must make life easier for researchers coming from abroad.

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  • Violent opposition to nanotechnology should be countered with public awareness.

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  • Nomenclature rules can disrupt planetary scientists' fun, but they serve a purpose.

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  • The international body set up to address the loss of biodiversity must take account of more than just science if it is to fulfil its mission.

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  • With plagiarism seemingly endemic in Romania, as well as rife among Europe's political class, a bid by academics to root out misconduct deserves widespread support.

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  • Lax management of Fukushima clean-up intensifies concerns over Japan's nuclear future.

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  • Enjoy Curiosity on Mars. We may not see its like again.

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  • US law-makers need to encourage research on firearms-related violence so that gun laws can be based on facts rather than ideology.

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  • Scientists must remember that however irrelevant their involvement in industry might seem to them, others will see it differently — only full disclosure will avert the taint of scandal.

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  • Scientists unhappy with policy are right to take to the streets.

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