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There may be more to the new NIH strategy document than a mere projection of the past into the future, but it is a great misfortune that the document is so inward-looking.
Karl Popper's ideas have been the touchstone for judging science during much of this century. Here, in acknowledgement of his 90th birthday on 28 July, is a celebration of the man and his works.
Last week's international conference on AIDS seems merely to have confirmed the impression of earlier conferences in the series — that science, for the time being, has little to say to those with AIDS
Featured this week — an ultra-low-noise patch-clamp amplifier, a 120-channel signal-stacking seismograph and alpha/beta liquid scintillation counters that feature automatic crossover optimization and ultra-low-level counting.
Increased awareness of the importance of the environment, accompanied by tighter legislation, has increased the number of jobs available in conservation, but has also made them highly prized.