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The decision by Australia not to fund the European Southern Observatory is a sign that its politicians see its future in science as lying in the Asia-Pacific region. That conclusion is premature.
Despite crises in image and funding, Italian biomedical research has reached a turning point. A brighter future is in prospect if the universities successfully reorganize themselves and new competitive institutes are established.
On the taxonomic hierarchy that runs from species to kingdom, phylum ranks one level from the top. There are only 35 or so animal phyla, to which the Cycliophora must now be added.
A survey of members of the legal profession involved in cases requiring the use of scientific experts reveals strong support for court-appointed experts – but little evidence of direct experience to back up this feeling.
