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UK science braces for impact
Britain's new government has big changes in store.
- Geoff Brumfiel
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Regulations increase cost of dangerous-pathogen research
More people are studying 'select agents' despite red tape.
- Heidi Ledford
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Radiation death sparks Indian safety enquiry
University of Delhi sold off a radioactive source for scrap.
- K. S. Jayaraman
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Up in the air
Ways to obtain more accurate data can and should be put in place to police greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Open to all
A new approach to technology assessment would supplement expert opinion with input from society.
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Questionable value of planting thirsty trees in dry regions
- Shixiong Cao
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A plan for the ocean
Governments have typically regulated their coastal waters as if fishing, shipping and the like were separate entities. A new, integrated approach could change all that — while greatly boosting marine science.
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US to overhaul restrictions on sensitive material
Export reform effort could help scientists who collaborate with foreign researchers
- Sharon Weinberger
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Nuclear ambition
The US weapons labs need to develop a twenty-first-century vision of deterrence — one that does not include making new bombs.
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Actions speak louder than words to prevent language extinctions
- Yoshina Gautam
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Obama outlines vision for space
US President rallies support at NASA despite unpopular cuts to the Constellation rocket programme.
- Mark Schrope
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Winners take all
Scientific competition is lacking in Japan, and efforts to increase it are not always best focused.
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World view: Moment of reckoning
Tough choices lie ahead in UK research policy, and they need to be debated openly in the general election campaign, says Colin Macilwain.
- Colin Macilwain
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Telescope team may be allowed to sit on exoplanet data
NASA panel agrees to Kepler team request to withhold key observations.
- Eric Hand
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Lab-animal battle reaches truce
Biomedical scientists say revised European directive on animal welfare averts feared disaster for research.
- Alison Abbott
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US nuclear policy could boost basic research
National laboratories to see funding increases.
- Jeff Tollefson
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Anonymizing patient records for genomics
New method for concealing identity could open up more data for science.
- Daniel Cressey
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Ethiopia launches first science academy
Hopes for government funding and independence remain high despite concerns over academic freedom.
- Linda Nordling
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US seeks to make science free for all
Moves to make research funded by the US government available to everyone could mark a turning point in a publishing revolution. Declan Butler reports.
- Declan Butler
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Economists need their own uncertainty principle
Bad risk management contributed to the current financial crisis. Two economists believe the situation could be improved by gaining a deeper understanding of what is not known, as Philip Ball explains.
- Philip Ball
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Under suspicion
When Nature or its sister journals receive serious allegations about data or author conduct, they follow a clear procedure to work out whether the published record needs to be revised.
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Bad news for tuna is bad news for CITES
Commerce trumps conservation as wildlife convention votes against protecting endangered bluefins.
- Anjali Nayar
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Safety oversight trimmed at US energy labs
Lab directors welcome efforts to tackle red tape, but others worry about lax nuclear security.
- Eric Hand
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Editor says no to peer review for controversial journal
Move demanded by publisher would 'utterly destroy' Medical Hypotheses.
- Daniel Cressey
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Setting the bar
Europe's chief science adviser must be given authority and support to deliver across the board.
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EU students stay static
Universities and governments need better policies to help European students work and study abroad.
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South African astronomer reinstated amid recriminations
Royal Society of South Africa calls for inquiry into Phil Charles's suspension.
- Michael Cherry
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Colour-coded targets would help clarify biodiversity priorities
- Anne Larigauderie
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A new dawn for transgenic crops in Europe?
Approval of the Amflora potato could signal a fresh approach to genetically modified organisms.
- Declan Butler
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The ratings game
International university rankings need to be improved — and interpreted more wisely.
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Non-proliferation: Borderline detection
Georgia's borders are guarded by some of the best radiation detectors available — so why are nuclear smugglers still slipping through? Sharon Weinberger reports.
- Sharon Weinberger
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Weapons labs to thrive as Obama trims nukes
President takes first steps towards goal of disarmament.
- Jeff Tollefson
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Concessions over science advice principles
Proposal that advisors should seek 'shared position' with government abandoned.
- Daniel Cressey
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Progressive thinking
It is time to abandon GDP as the overriding measure of social development and economic health.